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1 week ago | 
bloomberg.com | Hideyuki Sano |Takako Taniguchi
Eiji Sato(Bloomberg) -- In a sign of rising shareholders’ activism, a president of a semiconductor material maker is at risk of getting voted out of office at the firm’s annual general meeting Saturday. Eiji Sato is facing an uphill battle to be re-appointed as president and CEO of Taiyo Holdings Co., a position he has held since 2011, after some shareholders criticized his response to various acquisition proposals as being too slow.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Hideyuki Sano |Takako Taniguchi
Oasis Management Co. owns shares of Toyota Industries Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. and plans to talk to the companies as it thinks a ¥4.7 trillion ($33 billion) plan to take Toyota Industries private undervalues the firm, chief investment officer Seth Fischer said. The investment management firm seeks to engage with all the parties involved, including other investors who have critical views on the buyout plan, Fischer said in an interview with Bloomberg.
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1 month ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Hideyuki Sano |Takako Taniguchi |Yui Hasebe
Shares of Japanese drugstore firm Tsuruha Holdings Inc. reversed earlier gains after its holders backed a proposal that would effectively lead to supermarket operator Aeon Co.acquiring the company. Tsuruha dropped as much as 3.3% to 11,225 yen, slipping from the day’s high of 12,050 yen, after its annual general meeting (AGM) approved a merger with Welcia Holdings Co., a part of Aeon’s plan to make the two firms its subsidiary. The company announced the results in a statement.
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1 month ago | 
japantimes.co.jp | Hideyuki Sano |Takako Taniguchi |Yui Hasebe
Shareholders of Japanese drugstore chain operator Tsuruha Holdings will vote Monday on a proposal which effectively results in its acquisition by supermarket chain Aeon, a move that has already been panned by major investors and proxy advisers. The chorus reflects rising shareholder activism in Japan in recent years as the country’s governance reforms embolden investors. Their disappointment in the planned deal centers around the perceived low premium it would pay to Tsuruha shareholders.
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1 month ago | 
bloomberg.com | Hideyuki Sano |Takako Taniguchi |Yui Hasebe
Shareholders of Japanese drugstore chain operator Tsuruha Holdings Inc. will vote Monday on a proposal which effectively results in its acquisition by supermarket chain Aeon Co., a move that has already been panned by major investors and proxy advisers. The chorus reflects rising shareholder activism in Japan in recent years as the country’s governance reforms embolden investors. Their disappointment in the planned deal centers around the perceived low premium it would pay to Tsuruha shareholders.
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1 month ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Hideyuki Sano |Takako Taniguchi |Yui Hasebe
Shareholders of Japanese drugstore chain operator Tsuruha Holdings Inc. will vote Monday on a proposal which effectively results in its acquisition by supermarket chain Aeon Co., a move that has already been panned by major investors and proxy advisers. The chorus reflects rising shareholder activism in Japan in recent years as the country’s governance reforms embolden investors. Their disappointment in the planned deal centers around the perceived low premium it would pay to Tsuruha shareholders.
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1 month ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Hideyuki Sano |Takako Taniguchi |Yui Hasebe
Shareholders of Japanese drugstore chain operator Tsuruha Holdings Inc. will vote Monday on a proposal which effectively results in its acquisition by supermarket chain Aeon Co., a move that has already been panned by major investors and proxy advisers. The chorus reflects rising shareholder activism in Japan in recent years as the country’s governance reforms embolden investors. Their disappointment in the planned deal centers around the perceived low premium it would pay to Tsuruha shareholders.
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1 month ago | 
bloomberg.com | Takako Taniguchi |Nao Sano
Buildings in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Fresh data on the Federal Reserve's various accounts hints at two potential ways Japanese policy makers may have funded currency interventions this past week to bolster the beleaguered yen. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- New York-based alternative asset management firm Blue Owl Capital Inc. said it aims to enter the Japanese mutual fund market as early as next year.
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2 months ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Manuel Baigorri |Lisa Du |Takako Taniguchi |Yasutaka Tamura
KKR & Co. has picked Morgan Stanley to help work on a potential initial public offering of Japanese logistics operator Logisteed Ltd. in Tokyo, according to people familiar with the matter. The US-based investment firm has recently engaged with the Wall Street bank to start preparations for an offering that may take place in 2027, the people said, asking not to be identified because the talks are private. Other banks are likely to be added later, the people said.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
bloomberg.com | Lisa Du |Takako Taniguchi
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