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  • Wednesday, 21 April, 2021
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    CVC steps back from plans to take Toshiba private

    European firm tells Japanese conglomerate it will ‘step aside’ from buyout

  • Monday, 19 April, 2021
    Japanese society
    Matsuyama’s golf triumph is also Japan’s

    National ecstasy over his Masters win shows a country finally getting its dues

  • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
    Special ReportFT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
    Fortress mentality threatens to slow the pace of Japanese innovation

    A quagmire of regulation and a lack of funding is holding back start-ups

  • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
    Private equity
    Toshiba CEO’s sudden resignation throws $20bn CVC deal into doubt

    Departure of Nobuaki Kurumatani leaves proposed buyout of Japanese conglomerate in chaos

  • Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
    Inside BusinessJapanese business & finance
    Private equity houses target Japan as Covid shadow extends

    Slow recovery from the pandemic might mean more assets sold in industries such as rail transport

  • Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
    Toshiba Corp
    Toshiba chief to step down after $20bn CVC bid sparks board coup

    Resignation of Nobuaki Kurumatani comes as KKR also prepares to mount offer for Japanese conglomerate

  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    Kirin Holdings Co Ltd
    Kirin’s flawed exit from Myanmar tests the bounds of ESG

    The Japanese brewer’s hasty retreat from the country stirs debate over corporate responsibility

  • Saturday, 10 April, 2021
    News in-depthToshiba Corp
    Can CVC pull off a $20bn ‘deal of the century’ at Toshiba?

    Proposed management buyout looks like an improbable win for the Japanese conglomerate’s embattled CEO

  • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
    Private equity
    Bain nears $8bn deal to buy Hitachi Metals

    Potential sale is latest sign of rising global private equity interest in Japanese groups

  • Promoted Content
  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    Corporate governance
    Tokyo Stock Exchange would be shamed by a Toshiba delisting

    The bourse has already been through multiple contortions to protect the Japanese industrial icon

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    Toshiba Corp
    CVC makes $20bn offer for Toshiba

    European fund joins KKR and other private equity firms that have made offers for Japanese group

  • Monday, 5 April, 2021
    Inside BusinessNomura Holdings Inc
    Nomura’s Archegos setback bares growth dilemma for Japan Inc

    Companies need to expand globally but often stumble abroad

  • Thursday, 1 April, 2021
    Archegos Capital Management
    Mizuho investigates possible losses from Archegos collapse

    Bank at threat of becoming third Japanese institution caught in New York stock sell-off

  • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
    Archegos Capital Management
    Banks conduct internal probes over Archegos debacle

    Prime brokers quizzed by risk managers over how Hwang family office was offered so much leverage

  • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
    Archegos Capital Management
    Rating agencies cut Nomura and Credit Suisse outlooks after Archegos debacle

    Concerns over risk management cited as the banks face multibillion dollar losses

  • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
    Hitachi Ltd
    Hitachi agrees to buy US software group for $9.5bn

    Acquisition of GlobalLogic part of plan to turn Japanese conglomerate into digital powerhouse

  • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
    Archegos Capital Management
    Banks face regulators’ scrutiny on handling of Archegos fire sale

    Last-ditch talks on unwinding bets but no official accord reached

  • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
    Archegos Capital Management
    Archegos banks discussed co-operation to head off selling frenzy

    Counterparties met last week to consider orderly unwinding of Bill Hwang’s leveraged equity bets

  • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
    FT MagazineTechnology
    Japan powers up for the new battle over batteries

    ‘Thirty years ago was the last time the country could run unopposed in such a critical technology field’

  • Monday, 29 March, 2021
    Shipping
    Suez Canal ship finally free in boost for global trade

    Ever Given moving again with traffic along key waterway getting under way on Monday evening

  • Monday, 29 March, 2021
    News in-depthArchegos Capital Management
    How Bill Hwang got back into banks’ good books — then blew them up

    Prime brokers shook off concerns about Archegos as they eyed lucrative lending

  • Monday, 29 March, 2021
    Archegos Capital Management
    Credit Suisse and Nomura warn of losses after Archegos-linked sell-off

    Banks face earnings hit following $20bn stock fire sale by prime brokerage client

  • Monday, 29 March, 2021
    White collar crime
    Extradition in Carlos Ghosn case highlights strength of US-Japan relations

    The handover of two men linked to former Nissan chair’s escape suggests a diplomatic shift

  • Friday, 26 March, 2021
    Shipping
    US offers to help Egypt unblock Suez Canal

    Largest shipping group says air the only option for essential goods as companies fret over risks to cargo

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Investor activism
    S Korean princeling and estranged uncle spar over rubber chaebol

    Struggle for future of Kumho Petrochemical marks new front for Asia shareholder activism

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