Pacific Industrial (7250 JP): MBO at JPY2,050 Is Light but Likely Done
While the offer is below book value (P/B of 0.71x), it represents an all-time high and is above the mid-point of the IFA DCF valuation range. This...
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[Japan M&A] Nikkei Reports Pacific Industrial (7250) To Go Private Via MBO at ¥110bn
Pacific Industrial is the latest 'monozukuri' autoparts company to go private at well below book. There will be a sob story about tariffs but...
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(Mostly) Asia M&A, Nov 2025 Wrap: Qube, Forum Engineering, National Storage REIT, Star Micronics
For the month of November, 8 new deals were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall deal size of ~US$10bn. The average premium for the new deals...
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Merger Arb Mondays (01 Dec) - AUB, Qube, NSR, Dongfeng, ENN, Jinke, ANE, Canon Electronics, Low Keng
I summarise the latest spreads and newsflow of merger arb situations we cover across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan,...
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Merger Arb Mondays (24 Nov) - ANE, Dongfeng, ENN, Jinke, Shengmu, AUB, Digital Hldgs, Pacific Ind
I summarise the latest spreads and newsflow of merger arb situations we cover across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan,...
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