PHC Holdings IPO Lock-Up - Stock Might Be Cheap but It’s Stuck with a US$1bn Overhang
PHC Holding had raised US$645m in its Japan IPO in Oct 2021, after the deal was downsized and priced at the low-end. The lock-up on pre-IPO...
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Japan - Domestic Credit Growth Acceleration Higher Than Developed Asian Countries
Japan bank's domestic credit growth is stronger than most others in developed Asia, and the pace of growth is far stronger now compared with early...
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SBI Sumishin Net Bank - Dramatic ROA Expansion, Steady & Strong, Profit & Loan Growth, ROE at 19%
9.6% move upward today is sizeable even with recent volatility. We continue to like this bank in Japan, which tends to have better financial...
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JAPAN ACTIVISM: Mitsui Fudosan (8801) Responds to Elliott with Buyback, Amended Long-Term Plan
Elliott Management bought Mitsui Fudosan. Argued for asset sales and buybacks. Mitsui Fudosan has responded with plans for asset sales and...
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Japanese Banks Improved on Rate Hike Bets, Although True Impact Yet to Materialize
For the first time since 2016, the Bank of Japan has decided to raise interest rates, becoming the last country in the world to end its loose...
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