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Sale of struggling conglomerate would be country’s largest take-private deal
The Japanese conglomerate’s tainted image makes it ripe for acquisition
Chair admits ‘urgent need to transform’ conglomerate as buyout proposal considered
Japan Industrial Partners pitches country’s biggest take-private deal
Buyout of the industrial conglomerate will be a test of financing conditions
Deal for 146-year-old conglomerate would be the biggest buyout in Japanese corporate history
Move leaves rival Bain in lead position to take Japanese conglomerate private
Industry body says 35,000 engineers needed within 10 years to revive country’s semiconductor sector
The currency’s plunge against the dollar makes Japanese companies and assets very cheap for overseas buyers
The recent saga of Toshiba has unfolded with each new twist more extraordinary than the last
Taro Shimada is presiding over potential sale of one of Japan’s best-known companies
Group hopes way is clear for biggest take-private deal in Japanese history after years-long battle
Private equity firm MBK Partners joins bidding war for Japanese conglomerate
JIC set to join foreign private equity groups in battle for conglomerate
Toshiba reveals takeover interest as battle heats up
Japanese conglomerate has been under pressure from activist shareholders to sell itself
Move by private equity pair paves way for showdown with Bain in acquisition of Japanese group
Plus, the powerful government officials standing between Toshiba and Japan’s largest buyout, and Just Eat considers selling Grubhub less than two years after buying it
A private equity deal for the conglomerate would be a historic departure for Japan and global funds
Japanese industrial group will set up special committee to assess offers from PE firms and other investors
3D Investment Partners says conglomerate has become ‘a corporate governance embarrassment’
US private equity group has a good chance of engineering the drastic restructuring Toshiba has long needed
Effissimo supports US firm’s effort to take 140-year-old Japanese conglomerate private
New chief Taro Shimada looks better placed to break deadlock over the future of one of Japan’s biggest global brands
Plus, Toshiba shareholders divided at an extraordinary shareholder meeting and Everton FC’s oligarch-linked owner puts up a real estate listing
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