(Mostly) Asia M&A: August 2020 Roundup
For the month of August, 9 new deals were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$35bn. Clicking on the company...
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Itochu Gets the FamiMa HunnyPot And Now Things Get Funky
A few hours after the close of the controversial Itochu Corp (8001 JP) Tender Offer for FamilyMart Co Ltd (8028 JP), a Nikkei Business article...
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(Mostly) Asia M&A: July 2020 Roundup
For the month of July, 17 new deals were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$32bn. Clicking on the company name...
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JPX Goes In to Nikkei 225 - Time To Sell
When it was reported in the press and subsequently announced by Sony on the 19th of May part way through the day that Sony was going to launch a...
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Japan Needs More Cowbell
I had the privilege of writing a letter to the FT's Alphaville in January titled "The GPIF and the complexity of stewardship" about some of the ESG...
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