[Japan M&A] Bain Capital To Buy Growthy Inforich (9338 JP) - High Premium but Low Multiple
Bain and the founder will do a takeout of fast-growing charging kiosk/rental battery provider Inforich. Strong premium which takes it to a 52wk...
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Inforich (9338 JP): Bain-Sponsored MBO at a 117% Premium, but Is Potentially Light
Despite the huge takeover premium, the offer is light for several reasons. However, unless an activist emerges, the offer will succeed at current...
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Asia-Pac M&A, April 2026 Wrap: Atlas Arteria, European Lithium, OOh!Media, Global Ltd, Taiyo Holding
The average premium for the new transactions announced (or first discussed) in April was ~56%, and a year-to-date average of 45%.
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Asia-Pac M&A, March 2026 Wrap: Rohm, Gunma Bank, Toyota Indust., Nippon Sheet Glass, Echo Marketing
For the month of March, 5 new deals were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall deal size of just ~US$9bn. The average premium for the new deals...
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Merger Arb Mondays (30 Mar) - ENN, Skyworth, Nippon Sheet, Solasto, Gunma, MCJ, Sankei, Qoria
I summarise the latest spreads and newsflow for the merger arb situations we cover across Hong Kong, Australia, NZ, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia,...
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