Katsumi Hatao makes no secret of his desire to clinch a few more strategic investments for his bank in overseas markets.
When asked whether the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, which invested $9bn in preference shares equivalent to a 20 per cent stake in Morgan Stanley in 2008, was ready to take a breather on acquisitions, Mr Hatao, who is executive officer in charge of global planning at BTMU, says categorically: “not at all”.
