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TOKYO (AP) — Japan Tobacco and Nissin Food Products are buying scandal-ridden Katokichi in a deal worth nearly $1 billion that will create Japan's biggest frozen food maker, the companies said Thursday. Japan Tobacco Inc., the world's third-largest tobacco company by sales volume, is hoping to branch out into other sources of revenue — such as food and pharmaceuticals — as the number of smokers ..

TOKYO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Mitsui Fudosan Co (8801.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it would buy a 33.16 percent stake in Imperial Hotel Ltd (9708.T: Quote, Profile, Research) for 86.2 billion yen ($748.2 million), fuelling further competition in the Tokyo hotel market. Mitsui Fudosan will buy 9.85 million shares of Imperial Hotel, Japan's fifth-largest domestic hotel chain operator, ..

TOKYO JAPAN, September 26, 2007 ----- TDK Corporation (TDK) announced that today it concluded an agreement with Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (Alps) regarding the transfer of Alps' equipment and intellectual property rights such as patents and know-how concerning its HDD head business. The agreement was approved by both companies' boards of directors and is the culmination of negotiations following a ..

By Kiyoshi Takenaka - Analysis TOKYO (Reuters) - This week's capital alliance between Sharp Corp. (6753.T: Quote, Profile, Research) and Pioneer Corp. (6773.T: Quote, Profile, Research) will likely kick-start further realignment in Japan's overcrowded electronics sector, which needs to pool resources to survive. Japan's electronics conglomerates have sprawling business portfolios, spreading thei..

TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, England, Sept. 19, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Sumitomo Chemical Company (Sumitomo Chemical) and Cambridge Display Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:OLED) (CDT), a developer of technologies based on polymer organic light emitting diodes (P-OLEDs), today jointly announced that Sumitomo Chemical has completed its $285 million acquisition of CDT, by means of a merger between CDT and a wholl..

By Takahiko Hyuga April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. acquired 61 percent of Nikko Cordial Corp., Japan's third-biggest brokerage, falling short of the shares it needs to take full control. Nikko stock rose to 1,738 yen, more than Citigroup offered, as the U.S. company said it may seek more shares. Citigroup will pay 920 billion yen ($7.7 billion) in cash to Nikko shareholders who accepted th..

Tokyo, Feb 2, 2007 (JCN) - Nomura Holdings announced on February 2 that it closed its acquisition of Instinet Inc. for a final price of US$1.2 billion. Nomura also announced a new board of directors at Instinet. Nomura said the acquisition is part of ongoing strategy to strengthen its capabilities in this area, and comes as hedge funds and other institutional investors increasingly look to place..

Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation and Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation have reached an agreement in principle on the proposed merger between Tanabe Seiyaku and Mitsubishi Pharma on October 1, 2007. TOKYO, Japan | Feb 02, 2007 | Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. (Natsuki Hayama, President & Representative Director; hereinafter “Tanabe Seiyaku”), Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation (..

TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Morgen, Evan & Co., a boutique New York merger adviser, said on Tuesday it had fired two managers at its Tokyo office for alleged "unauthorised banking transactions". Morgen, Evan, which has advised on deals involving Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (6503.T: Quote, NEWS , Research) and Oki Electric Industry Co. (6703.T: Quote, NEWS , Research), told clients in an e-mail earli..

NEW YORK, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Bain Capital Partners LLC and Japan Industrial Partners launched a $550 million tender offer for Japanese machinery leasing firm SunTelephone Co. Ltd. (8083.T: Quote, Profile, Research) in partnership with the company's management, SunTelephone said on Wednesday. SunTelephone, which in October rejected a buyout from U.S. fund Dalton Investments, s..

Toshiba Corp. (TOSBF.PK) on Tuesday said it completed the acquisition of BNFL USA Group Inc. and Westinghouse UK Limited, after completing final arrangements with British Nuclear Fuels Limited on October 16. The company noted that the integration of Westinghouse into Toshiba would significantly contribute in elevating Toshiba's energy systems to a global level. The company further noted that it ..

Aeon Co. has said it will hold talks to buy a 15% stake in Daiei, which could create Japan's biggest retail group with combined sales of over 6trn yen ($50bn). The move would give the retailers strong procurement power and cost competitiveness and could trigger further consolidation in the industry. Aeon, Daiei, and Marubeni will also discuss the possibility of jointly developing private brands,..

M&A Case Studies for “Invest Japan” ~ Successful Alliances with Japanese Companies ~ Introduction In response to the need to promote foreign investment in Japan to revitalize the Japanese economy, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving Japanese and overseas companies have been increasing rapidly, aided by an improved investment environment in Japan, including the establishment of favorable leg..

Abstract 1. Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Japan, which were extremely low in comparison to other advanced nations traditionally, has showed a dramatic increase over the past few years (Chart 1), largely owing to growth in Out-In M&A (foreign company's acquisitions of Japanese companies). In terms of the industrial distribution, Out-In M&A implemented in the finance, machinery and telecomm..