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Under new ownership, will Shinsei Bank be able to draw a line under its debt legacy?

Business / Corporate | FOCUS Feb 10, 2022

Under new ownership, will Shinsei Bank be able to draw a line under its debt legacy?

Shinsei Bank is the only bank that has yet to repay public funds it received followed the collapse of the speculation-driven bubble economy in the early 1990s.

SBI's Yoshitaka Kitao 'totally agrees' with suggested delisting of Shinsei Bank

Business / Corporate Dec 22, 2021

SBI's Yoshitaka Kitao 'totally agrees' with suggested delisting of Shinsei Bank

by Takashi Nakamichi and Takako Taniguchi

Having secured effective control of the bank, Kitao could delist it in order to pay back funds Shinsei has owed taxpayers since a 1998 bailout.

As Japan's finance sector ends painful year, ex-Nomura banker vows to bring change

Business / Financial Markets | FOCUS Dec 13, 2021

As Japan's finance sector ends painful year, ex-Nomura banker vows to bring change

by Taiga Uranaka and Takashi Nakamichi

By taking effective control of Shinsei Bank Ltd., Yoshitaka Kitao is setting his sights on creating a banking alliance to rival the conservative old guard.

Japanese financier scores big win in battle for Shinsei Bank

Business / Corporate | FOCUS Nov 25, 2021

Japanese financier scores big win in battle for Shinsei Bank

by Taiga Uranaka

Shinsei Bank canceled a shareholder vote on a poison pill defense against a takeover bid from Yoshitaka Kitao’s SBI Holdings that was scheduled for Thursday.

Japan's SBI, eyeing shake-up of regional banks, may get a Suga boost

Business / Economy Sep 23, 2020

Japan's SBI, eyeing shake-up of regional banks, may get a Suga boost

by Junko Fujita, Takashi Umekawa and Takahiko Wada

Suga has pledged to strengthen local economies and encourage regional banks to consolidate, a shake-up that many say is long overdue.

Japanese investor has $1 billion to plow into shaky regional banks

Business / Corporate Oct 9, 2019

Japanese investor has $1 billion to plow into shaky regional banks

by Taiga Uranaka and Takako Taniguchi

Yoshitaka Kitao wants to build a financial empire in an area shunned by investors: the downtrodden ranks of Japan's regional banks. The chief executive officer of SBI Holdings Inc. says he has close to $1 billion to plow into any of the 104 local lenders ...

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