Steel Partners wins landmark Japanese board ouster
Reuters- U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners helped oust the president and most of the board of Japanese wig maker Aderans Holdings on Thursday, the first time management of a Japanese firm has been ejected...
View ArticleBarbarians at Japan’s gates
On July 8, 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry of the United States Navy sailed into Tokyo Bay with four warships. The American show of force ended 200 years of self-imposed isolation for Japan, compelling...
View ArticleJ-Power Wins Shareholder Vote on Payout, Defeats TCI
Bloomberg- J-Power shareholders defeated a proposal by U.K. hedge fund TCI for the company to double its dividend, ending a monthlong proxy battle and sending the stock to its biggest decline since...
View ArticleChina fund to start Japan investments by March
Reuters – China Investment Corp, the country’s sovereign wealth fund, will start investing in Japanese equity markets by March, a Japanese newspaper reported on Sunday. The $200 billion (111 billion...
View ArticleAdvent raises $560 mln for first PE fund in Japan
Reuters Tokyo – Global buyout firm Advent International said it has raised 60 billion yen (317 million pounds) for its first private equity fund in Japan. The fund, which opened its office in Tokyo in...
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