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ACQUISITIONS

Nippon Paint Holdings has offered €7.5 billion ($8.6 billion) to acquire Akzo Nobel¡¯s decorative paints business, but the Dutch company said the proposal "significantly undervalues" the unit.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2026
Akzo Nobel rejects $8.6 billion Nippon Paint offer for paint business
The Dutch paint-maker said its existing agreement to merge with Axalta Coating Systems, announced last November, remained superior.
York Holdings¡¯ 30 supermarket and related retail outlets are fending for themselves at a time when prices are climbing and major supermarket operators pursue cost cuts by seeking scale.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2026
Seven & I¡¯s former supermarket unit may acquire more under Bain
The 7-Eleven operator sold off the business as it sought to revamp itself and focus on convenience stores following an unsolicited takeover proposal from Alimentation Couche-Tard.
Godiva Japan, which was taken over by Asian private equity fund MBK Partners in 2019, owes about ?75 billion ($464 million) by the end of this month, according to people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2026
Godiva Japan said to seek extension on $464 million leveraged buyout loan
Godiva Japan, which was taken over by Asian private equity fund MBK Partners in 2019, owes about ?75 billion ($464 million) by the end of this month, according to informed sources.
TDK sees Fabric8Labs' 3D-printing technology as an efficient way to process pure copper into cold plates connecting to semiconductors inside data center servers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2026
TDK buys U.S. 3D-printing startup to amp up AI ecosystem bet
The Tokyo-based supplier of iPhone batteries is optimistic about Fabric8Labs¡¯ 3D-printing technology for data center server applications.
More than 15 firms submitted bids for Sankei Building last month, with several offers exceeding ?1 trillion.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2026
Fuji Media¡¯s real estate unit attracts ?1 trillion bids
More than 15 firms submitted bids for Sankei Building last month, with several offers exceeding ?1 trillion ($6.3 billion).
SoftBank Group's Paypay said it will take a 70.2% stake in privately held T&D Financial Life Insurance.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2026
SoftBank¡¯s PayPay to buy T&D¡¯s life insurer for $840 million
PayPay, Japan¡¯s dominant payments app, said it will take a 70.2% stake in privately held T&D Financial Life Insurance.
SoftBank, which already has a foothold in the payment services industry, is among the parties that have advanced to the second round of bidding for SP.Links.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2026
SoftBank among the bidders for Blackstone¡¯s Japanese payment firm
Japan¡¯s cashless payments market has expanded for more than a decade as consumers who once overwhelmingly favored paper money turn to electronic services.
SMBC Nikko Securities is considering a new fund to invest in subordinated loans and preferred shares for acquisition deals involving Japanese companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2026
SMBC Nikko mulls ?100 billion mezzanine fund amid Japan mergers and acquisitions boom
Mezzanine financing is between senior debt and equity in terms of risk, offering potential extra returns for investors.
Nidec President Mitsuya Kishida
BUSINESS / Companies
May 31, 2026
Embattled Nidec to suspend biz acquisitions
A panel of outside experts concluded that pressure to meet performance targets was among the factors behind the irregularities.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group said in April that it was aware of new free float rules and speculation on taking PT Bank Danamon Indonesia private, but that nothing had been decided.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2026
MUFG exploring options for stake in Indonesian lender Danamon, sources say
Indonesia has given listed companies up to three years to increase their public floats as part of reforms to boost transparency.
Nidec CEO Mitsuya Kishida says the company will return to dealmaking once it recovers from scandals.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 25, 2026
Nidec boss hints at more M&A deals once scandals abate
CEO Mitsuya Kishida has underlined regaining trust as the Kyoto-based electric motor manufacturer¡¯s top priority.
Tokyo-based Nikkon has selected financial advisers for a privatization process and has also set up a special committee made up of outside directors to consider the matter, sources have said.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2026
Nikkon weighs going private; Bain Capital, Blackstone and others likely to bid
The logistics company has selected financial advisers for the privatization process and set up a committee of outside directors to consider the matter, sources have said.
Aichi Financial Group President Yukinori Ito (left) and San ju San Financial Group President Gotaro Michihiro announce a plan to merge the two banks at a joint news conference in Nagoya on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2026
Japan¡¯s regional bank M&A wave to create ?11.6 trillion lender
Aichi Financial Group and San ju San Financial Group have acknowledged that a shrinking population drove their plans to consolidate.
Swedish investment fund EQT said it will conduct a tender offer for Japan's Kakaku.com.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2026
Sweden¡¯s EQT to acquire Japanese firm behind popular restaurant site Tabelog
The Swedish private equity firm has announced plans to acquire Tabelog¡¯s parent company, Kakaku.com, in a deal expected to be valued around ?590 billion.
The Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Jan. 29, 2024. ?Beijing¡¯s insistence that Meta unwind its deal with a Chinese A.I. start-up marks an escalation in the geopolitical fight over advanced tech.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 30, 2026
The split between China and Silicon Valley just got wider
A decade ago, Silicon Valley investors raced to back Chinese startups. Today, few do.
The Manus decision comes just weeks before China¡¯s Xi Jinping and the U.S. president are scheduled to meet at a high-profile summit.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 28, 2026
Xi tests China¡¯s reach by blocking already-done Meta deal
The country¡¯s powerful state planner decreed Monday that the deal must be canceled ¡ª four months after it was sealed.
Daiwa Securities Group will integrate its Daiwa Next Bank unit with Orix Bank, seeking a "virtuous cycle¡± of deposit and loan growth.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2026
Daiwa to buy Orix Bank for $2.3 billion in lending expansion
The merger will create an entity with about ?9 trillion of total assets, which aims to expand deposits by more than ?2 trillion over the next five years.
Denso¡¯s signboard outside its office in Tokyo
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2026
Denso mulls withdrawing acquisition offer for chipmaker Rohm
Denso, part of the Toyota Motor group, is finding it difficult to gain support from Rohm for the acquisition offer, sources said.
Denso¡¯s office in Tokyo in March
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2026
Denso to withdraw proposal to take over Rohm, report says
Denso was unable to get Rohm¡¯s support for the acquisition, the Nikkei daily reported.
Makino's machine tools are widely used in defense applications and a planned takeover by a South Korean fund could undermine Japan's national security, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama says.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 23, 2026
Japan moves to block South Korean buyout deal with rare use of security law
Makino¡¯s machine tools are widely used in defense applications and the takeover could undermine national security, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said in parliament.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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