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    • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
      KKR to take Hitachi Transport private in $5bn deal

      Sale to US private equity group is part of Hitachi’s drive to focus on digital services

    • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
      LexJapanese business & finance
      Four-day week: the wrong perk for Japan’s unshirking workers Premium content

      A shorter working week is not a guaranteed fix to the problem of low labour productivity

    • Thursday, 9 December, 2021
      HS2
      Hitachi and Alstom win £2.8bn trains contract for UK’s high-speed railway

      German manufacturer Siemens to take legal action against decision

    • Friday, 23 July, 2021
      ESG investing
      Corporate Japan gets serious about ESG

      Managers are waking up to the need for concrete action on sustainability and human rights

    • Thursday, 1 July, 2021
      Hiroaki Nakanishi
      Former Hitachi chief Hiroaki Nakanishi dies at 75

      Executive led Keidanren business federation and helped transform Japanese corporate governance

    • Wednesday, 30 June, 2021
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      UK’s post Brexit subsidy plan, the details behind the Asda deal

      Government to set out proposals for a simpler, more 'nimble' system of state subsidies

    • Monday, 28 June, 2021
      Hitachi targets strong US growth under Biden’s infrastructure plan

      Japanese group’s new president seeks to build on the acquisition of software company GlobalLogic

    • Tuesday, 8 June, 2021
      Electric vehicles
      UK electric car motorway charging network sold to Hitachi venture

      Gridserve purchase from green energy group Ecotricity set to trigger tens of millions in infrastructure investment

    • Tuesday, 11 May, 2021
      Lex
      Hitachi: derailed by reputational issues Premium content

      Cracks in UK railcars made by the Japanese group underscore long-running problems

    • Sunday, 9 May, 2021
      UK infrastructure
      Ministers ask rail industry for plan to restore services hit by fault

      Some of the busiest intercity lines face prolonged disruption after cracks were found on trains

    • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
      LexHitachi Metals Ltd
      Hitachi/Bain: deal tests conglomerate’s metal Premium content

      Sale of unit would be good move for Japanese group and offers potential to private equity firm

    • 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

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

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

    • Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
      UK energy
      Hitachi blames Covid-19 for pullout from UK nuclear project

      Japanese conglomerate’s decision will cast a shadow over future of UK energy policy

    • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
      UK energy
      Hitachi preparing to pull out of nuclear project in blow to UK climate ambitions

      Expected withdrawal from Anglesey scheme will deal fresh blow to power station programme

    • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
      Lex
      Hitachi/UK nuclear: atomic conglomerate Premium content

      Japanese group should do its investors a favour and forget about Wylfa Newydd

    • Sunday, 16 August, 2020
      UK energy
      Hitachi seeks to resurrect Welsh nuclear plant plans

      Japanese industrial group wants clarity from UK ministers on financing model

    • Sunday, 12 April, 2020
      Hitachi anticipates wave of Chinese infrastructure spending

      Japanese conglomerate expects rebound in construction industry as cities end lockdowns

    • Sunday, 22 December, 2019
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Japan posts record number of M&A deals as restructuring booms

      Value of transactions reaches 12-year high with upbeat pace expected in 2020

    • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
      Nuclear energy
      Poland’s richest man teams up with GE Hitachi on nuclear reactor

      Chemicals billionaire Michal Solowow aims to cut the country’s reliance on coal

    • Tuesday, 8 October, 2019
      FT SeriesThe Company of the Future: Profit and Purpose
      Governance reboot keeps Hitachi in the spotlight

      Japanese group’s move to simplify its structure and focus has reaped rewards

    • Thursday, 24 January, 2019
      UK energy
      Hitachi chairman says UK needs to nationalise Wylfa nuclear project

      Hiroaki Nakanishi suggests that Britain take majority stake to cover funding gap

    • Sunday, 20 January, 2019
      Chinese competition no ‘excuse’ for Siemens-Alstom rail tie-up

      Rival Hitachi says companies are winning contracts but as yet pose little threat in Europe

    • Thursday, 17 January, 2019
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The UK needs a more realistic energy strategy

      New nuclear plants may not be worth the cost to government purse

    • Thursday, 17 January, 2019
      News in-depthUK energy
      Hitachi pullout throws UK nuclear policy into disarray

      Falling cost of renewables adds to pressure for rethink of energy strategy

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