HC Picks Category: 01 Business

2021/11/08
KKR makes its first infrastructure investment in Japan
"Japan has a number of valuable assets to invest in."
2021/10/21
Japan's SBI rejects new bid conditions sought by Shinsei Bank
"Battle continues…"
2021/10/21
Japan’s Tourism Vacuum Diminishes Positives of Weaker Yen
"Once the pandemic is resolved, I believe people would wish to travel."
2021/10/20
EQT AB (publ) Q3 announcement 2021
2021/10/19
Banks Hire for $93 Billion India, Southeast Asia Tech Deal Hunt
"Not only western banks, but Japanese financial institutions and trading companies are also looking for 'growth'."
2021/10/19
Logistics giant GLP raises $2.7 bln for Japan real estate fund
"Private equity and real Estate are two of the most attractive assets in Japan."
2021/10/19
DENSO Invests in Dellfer to Help Bring Automotive Cybersecurity Software to Market
"Corporates are also looking for new valuable technologies to invest in."
2021/10/15
Nippon Steel sues Japan business partner Toyota over patent
"Intellectual property related lawsuit between Japanese listed big companies hadn't been seen for a while. Could be an indication of culture shift."
2021/09/22
SoftBank backs Steven Mnuchin’s $2.5bn private equity fund
"There is almost no back and forth between Treasury secretary and financial businesses in Japan yet."
2021/09/22
Shinsei battle puts Japanese government in formidable dilemma
"Both sides should disclose their mid-term business plan."
2021/09/21
Japan's MUFG to sell part of U.S. unit to US Bancorp for about $7.3 bln -Nikkei
"This is in line with MUFG's domestic strategy. It is still not clear how they are planned to compete in larger transactions."
2021/09/09
Japan’s SBI makes hostile $1.1bn move on rival Shinsei
"This was quite a surprise. Shinsei still bear government capital that needs to be paid back. They have strengths in non-bank business. Not sure how SBI is willing to collaborate with them."
2021/09/09
SBI Holdings seeks up to 48% stake in Shinsei Bank in tender offer
2021/09/09
Japan's SBI Holdings to unveil tender offer for Shinsei Bank -Yomiuri
2021/09/08
PayPal acquires Japan’s Paidy for $2.7B to crack the buy now, pay later market in Asia