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BAIN CAPITAL

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2022
U.S. fund Bain Capital to buy apparel firm Mash Holdings for ¥200 billion
The acquisition of the operator of loungewear brand Gelato Pique is set to be completed by the end of December.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2022
Bain goes on Japan buying spree with $40 billion in investments
The U.S. firm is on a buying spree, sealing a multi-billion dollar deal last month to acquire Hitachi's metals unit, while it is involved in a bidding war for Toshiba.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2022
Group of Japanese firms may join Toshiba buyout bidder
Japan Industrial Partners is proposing to take Toshiba private, sources said. Toshiba's market capitalization is currently around u00a52.2 trillion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 16, 2022
Bain Capital gains Chinese watchdog's nod on Hitachi Metals deal
Hitachi Metals announced last year that a consortium led by global private equity firm Bain Capital would buy all the shares of the Hitachi subsidiary for u00a5817 billion ($5.7 billion).
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2022
Olympus to sell microscope unit to Bain for $3 billion
In a statement, Olympus said the transfer to Bain would be in its best interest to allow the business to grow with more agile and flexible decision-making based on market needs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2022
Toshiba narrows buyout bidders to Bain, CVC, Brookfield and Japanese consortium, sources say
The race for what could be the country's biggest buyout deal this year is gathering pace, as the four bidders are now invited to conduct due diligence for several months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. firm Bain Capital eyes buyout of Toshiba
Toshiba's largest shareholder Effissimo Capital Management indicated it would sell Toshiba shares it holds to Bain Capital if it launched a takeover bid for the Japanese firm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2021
Hitachi weighing sale of metal unit to Bain Capital-led group
Hitachi will negotiate with the group, which also involves investment fund Japan Industrial Partners Inc., in a potential deal that could be worth several hundred billion yen.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2019
Bain taking bids for Japanese hot spring operator Oedo Onsen Monogatari
Bain Capital is collecting bids for Oedo Onsen Monogatari, operator of about 40 hot spring inns and resorts across Japan, with first-round proposals submitted by investment funds and SoftBank Group Corp., sources have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2018
Toshiba Memory plans to hold IPO as soon as next autumn under new name
Toshiba Memory Corp., the world's second-largest maker of NAND flash memory chips, plans to move up an initial public offering and go public as soon as next autumn, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2018
Toshiba posts record quarterly profit on chip sale, but outlook unclear
Toshiba Corp. reported a record quarterly net profit Wednesday, thanks to the $18 billion sale of its flash memory chip business earlier this year to a consortium led by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2018
Toshiba Memory mulls changing company name next year
Toshiba Memory Corp., the world's second-largest maker of NAND flash memory chips, is considering changing its name in 2019 as it seeks to introduce a new brand and raise its profile in the intensely competitive market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2018
Toshiba weighs chip-unit options as Chinese regulators look set to delay sale to Bain beyond deadline
Toshiba Corp. is all but guaranteed to miss a May 1 deadline to sell its memory chip business to a Bain Capital-led group, people familiar with the matter said, raising the chances it may consider other options that could yield billions of additional dollars for the unit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2018
Toshiba set to miss deadline on ¥2 trillion chip sale, pushing back Bain Capital deal by at least a month
After waiting more than a year to learn the fate of its memory chip business, Toshiba Corp. investors are going to have to hold on a little longer.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 12, 2018
Bain says the record year for Japan private equity is no one-off
Japan's banner year for buyouts is just the start of a bigger boom in the market, says the fund responsible for more than four-fifths of private equity deals in the country by value in 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2017
Toshiba and Western Digital reach settlement to end legal battle over chip unit sale
Toshiba says it has reached a settlement with Western Digital over the sale of its chip unit, removing one of the major hurdles to completing the deal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2017
Bain prepared to spend $900 million on acquiring digital ad companies
Bain Capital LP said it is prepared to spend about $900 million or more to acquire digital advertising companies in Asia, as it revamps Japan's No. 3 agency to better compete with rivals like Dentsu Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2017
Bain says Western Digital legal protest threatens Toshiba joint venture
The Bain Capital-led consortium that's buying Toshiba Corp.'s chip unit warned Western Digital Corp. to give up attempts to overturn the deal and settle its legal claims if it wants the relationship to continue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2017
Toshiba gains shareholder approval for crucial chip unit sale
Toshiba Corp. secured shareholder approval Tuesday for the sale of its chip unit to a Japanese-U.S.-South Korean consortium but kept mum about what alternatives to take if it fails to complete the deal before the end-of-March deadline to clear its excessive debt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 19, 2017
WPP alliance dead with or without Bain deal, Asatsu-DK CEO says
Asatsu-DK Inc.'s chief executive officer said he is determined to sever an alliance with top stockholder WPP PLC, seven months after the world's largest advertising agency called on share owners to vote him out.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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