Business / Economy Aug 25, 2020
European and U.S. funds stepping up 'Japan buying' amid coronavirus crisis
Positive changes, such as enhanced digitization, are being anticipated in the wake of the pandemic.
Business / Corporate Aug 17, 2020
Japanese officials tried to push Nissan-Honda merger talks, report says
The idea disappeared before it reached the boards of the two companies, the Financial Times said.
Business / Corporate Aug 12, 2020
KKR and Carlyle are betting on a resurgence in Japan dealmaking
Private-equity firms including KKR & Co. and Carlyle Group Inc. are betting on a pickup in Japanese deal-making later this year as companies take steps to protect themselves against the coronavirus-fueled downturn. "Corporate demand for consultation over future business models has been growing quite strongly” ...
Business / Corporate Aug 3, 2020
Yahoo Japan and Line to postpone merger to March due to coronavirus
The operator of Yahoo Japan online services and messaging app provider Line Corp. said Monday they will postpone their merger to March of next year due to the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Z Holdings Corp. and Line said the pandemic has caused a ...
Business / Corporate Aug 3, 2020
SoftBank-backed Oyo merging Japan units and appointing new CEO
The reorganization involves Oyo’s hotel-booking and apartment-rental units coming together into a single company called Oyo Japan, to be led by Ryoma Yamamoto as CEO.
Business Jul 21, 2020
Virus brings wave of change to travel and retail sectors in Japan
If stay-home measures intensify again, hitting profitability, that could trigger the acceleration of mergers and acquisitions targeting distressed companies.
Business / Corporate Jun 30, 2020
Yahoo Japan operator and Line to delay merger planned for October
The SoftBank Corp. group company that controls Yahoo Japan Corp. and messaging app provider Line Corp. said Tuesday their merger planned for October will be delayed as antitrust screening in some countries is taking longer than expected due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yahoo Japan's operator ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Jun 9, 2020
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong avoids arrest over controversial merger
A South Korean court on Tuesday declined to issue an arrest warrant for the heir to the country's Samsung empire over a controversial merger of two business units seen as a key step to his succession. Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, is already ...
Business / Corporate Jun 8, 2020
Analysts see pandemic accelerating pace of mergers in Japan
by Taiga Uranaka and Takako Taniguchi
Transactions here and elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific will pick up before the U.S. and Europe do, experts say.
Corporate Apr 27, 2020
Japanese regional banks increasing tie-ups in order to survive
Such institutions are struggling with effects of razor-thin interest rates and a falling population
Business / Corporate Feb 12, 2020
SoftBank Group profit down 69%, but shares soar on T-Mobile-Sprint deal
SoftBank Group said its net profit plunged nearly 70 percent for the nine months to December as investments in share companies such as WeWork and Uber took a hit.
Business Feb 12, 2020
T-Mobile and Sprint said Tuesday they were taking the final steps to complete a tie-up that reshapes the U.S. wireless industry after a federal court turned aside an antitrust challenge. The decision by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero rejecting a challenge from New York, California ...