Toyota's plan to take an affiliate private looked unremarkable at first. Instead, the bid for Toyota Industries ignited a battle between activist investors and Japanese corporate culture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/31/companies/toyota-buyout-test-case/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #toyotaindustries #elliottinvestmentmanagement #stocks #investments #acquisitions #corporategovernance
Nomura’s profit fell last quarter as a loss in Europe and one-time costs tied to a major acquisition overshadowed revenue growth in wealth management and equities trading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/30/companies/nomura-profit-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #brokerages #acquisitions #investments
The succession crisis vexing smaller Japanese companies has become a growth engine for Next Generation Technology Group, turning it into the country’s best-performing initial public offering last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/30/companies/succession-crisis-startup-ipo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ipo #startups #acquisitions #manufacturing
Nomura Holdings took back the top spot in advising on Japanese mergers and acquisitions in 2025 when deals related to Japan hit a record ¥59.5 trillion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/companies/nomura-beats-goldman-in-japan-ma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #goldman #brokerages #mergers #acquisitions #tse
An analyst believes activist fund Elliott Asset Management may not be so far from blocking a controversial Toyota acquisition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/companies/elliott-disadvantage-toyota-industries-block/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #toyotaindustries #elliottinvestmentmanagement #stocks #investments #acquisitions #corporategovernance
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical’s ¥457 billion plan to go private is being seen as a prime example of a flight from public markets among Japan’s drugmakers, with analysts expecting more to follow. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/08/companies/buyout-wave-seen-among-japanese-drugmakers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #hisamitsu #salonpas #pharmaceuticals #acquisitions #stocks #tse #pharmaceuticals #health #medicine
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical surged the most in more than 47 years after the Japanese maker of pain-relief patches announced it would go private in a management buyout valued at about $2.9 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/07/markets/hisamitsu-shares-jump-buyout/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #hisamitsu #salonpas #pharmaceuticals #acquisitions
Goldman Sachs is planning to expand its acquisitions and investments in Japan’s corporate deals market over the next decade by about $5.1 billion, with a focus on mid-sized firms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/companies/goldman-sachs-investment-japan-companies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #goldmansachs #investments #acquisitions #banks #corporategovernance
Citigroup will further increase its investment banking team in Japan to capitalize on a record-breaking boom in mergers and acquisitions that it expects to reach new heights. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/companies/citigroup-investment-banking-boost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #citigroup #banks #investments #mergers #acquisitions #corporategovernance
Daiwa Securities Group is resuming an expansion of its mergers and acquisitions business to capitalize on a dealmaking boom at home and lift its standing abroad. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/companies/daiwa-securities-ma-hiring/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #daiwasecurities #akihikoogino #mergers #acquisitions
Elliott Investment Management has been approaching institutional investors in Japan to push Toyota group to sweeten its ¥4.7 trillion bid to take a key affiliate private. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/companies/elliott-approach-toyota-buyout/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #elliottinvestmentmanagement #toyotaindustries #toyota #acquisitions #manufacturing #realestate #carmakers
Warner Bros. Discovery is planning to reject Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid due to concerns about financing and other terms, people familiar with the matter say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/17/companies/warner-reject-paramount-bid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #warnerbrosdiscovery #paramountskydance #acquisitions #netflix #media
Even if Paramount Skydance manages to take over Warner Bros. Discovery against the company’s will, it faces another high hurdle: coping with the colossal $54 billion of debt it’s planning to take on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/13/companies/paramount-debt-warner-bid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #warnerbros #paramount #netflix #streaming #television #acquisitions
SoftBank Group is studying potential acquisitions including data-center operator Switch, in a search for deals that can help it ride the artificial intelligence-fueled boom in digital infrastructure, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/12/companies/softbank-data-center-operator-acquisition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #datacenters #acquisitions #investments #ai
Netflix, a company that built its business on junk bonds, is looking to borrow heavily again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/11/companies/netflix-borrow-warner-bros-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #netflix #film #television #warnerbros #paramount #acquisitions
Paramount Skydance launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery at $30 a share in cash just days after the company agreed to a deal with Netflix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/09/companies/paramount-warner-hostile-bid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #acquisitions #paramountskydance #warnerbrosdiscovery #netflix #television #hollywood #donaldtrump
What started as a fact-finding mission for Netflix culminated in one of the biggest media deals in the last decade and one that stands to reshape the global entertainment business landscape. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/06/companies/warner-bros-netflix-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #netflix #warnerbrosdiscovery #hbo #television #streaming #acquisitions
SoftBank Group is in talks to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a private equity firm that invests in assets such as data centers, as it seeks to take advantage of an AI-driven boom in digital infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/06/companies/softbank-data-centers-digitalbridge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #tech #ai #acquisitions
Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery in a historic deal, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/05/companies/netflix-purchase-warner-bros/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #netflix #warnerbrosdiscovery #hbo #television #us #hollywood #acquisitions
The number of Japanese firms trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is on track to drop by 58 to 3,778 by the end of the year, in a sharp reversal of what had been an upward trend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/04/companies/japan-listed-firms-number-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #tse #investments #mergers #acquisitions #corporategovernance