Osaka Prefecture has canceled the ¥78.1 billion sale of a commuter rail line after local lawmakers rejected U.S.-based Lone Star Funds as the winning bidder, according to a source.
The prefectural government hasn’t decided whether to start another auction of Osaka Prefectural Urban Development Co., said the source, who asked not to be identified as the matter is private.
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