Mergers and acquisitions
- Japan, Automotive industry, Business, Nissan, World news, Asia Pacific, Honda, Mergers and acquisitions
Honda and Nissan to start talks on potential mega-merger
Japanese car firms embark on negotiations to combat competition from bigger EV manufacturersJapanese carmakers…
- Canada, Retail industry, Japan, Food & drink industry, Business, US news, Asia Pacific, Mergers and acquisitions
Owner of 7-Eleven rejects $39bn takeover offer from Canadian rival
Japanese group says Couche-Tard plan undervalues firm, but leaves door open to higher offerBusiness live – lat…
- Canada, Retail industry, Japan, Food & drink industry, Business, US news, World news, Asia Pacific, Mergers and acquisitions
Owner of 7-Eleven stores receives buyout offer from Canadian rival
Proposal to Tokyo-based Seven & i by ACT could become biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese firmThe owner…
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UK risks tech ‘talent drain’ to US if pension funds fail to back sector
Co-founder of British chipmaker Graphcore, which has been bought by Japan’s SoftBank, issues warningBusiness l…
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Franco Manca owner agrees to £93m buyout by Japanese group
Tokyo-listed Toridoll partners with Capdesia to acquire pizza and Greek casual dining business Fulham ShoreThe…
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Japanese gaming company to sell Tomb Raider to Sweden’s Embracer
Tokyo-based Square Enix selling three studios in $300m dealThe Japanese gaming company behind Final Fantasy is…
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Microsoft takeover of Call of Duty games firm wipes $20bn off Sony shares
Investors react to possibility that Playstation and subscription service will lose Activision Blizzard games$2…
- Japan, Technology, Environment, Business, Renewable energy, Technology sector, Asia Pacific, Energy, Energy industry, UK news, Mergers and acquisitions
UK’s Octopus Energy valued at $2bn after Japan supply deal
British startup in joint venture with Tokyo Gas, which buys 9.7% stake for $200mThe one-time owner of a London…
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Cambridge staff ‘fobbed off’ at meeting over Arm sale to Nvidia, says union
UK government urged to intervene in SoftBank’s $40bn deal with US tech firmOpposition to the $40bn (£31bn) sal…
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Owner of UK chip firm Arm reportedly in talks about sale to Nvidia
Japan’s SoftBank could offload semiconductor maker within weeks for at least $32bnThe UK-based microchip desig…
- Japan, Carlos Ghosn, Automotive industry, Renault, Business, Nissan, World news, Asia Pacific, Mergers and acquisitions
Amid the fury and bombast, Ghosn’s case deserves proper examination
The former Renault-Nissan boss’s account of why he fled Japan will – and should – provoke sympathyCarlos Ghosn…