Japan
Finance
The repercussions of the global financial crisis continue to reverberate around Asia, and two key deals were agreed on September 7 and 8 with US finance giant Citigroup spinning off...
2008-10-08Finance
On October 3 Japan's Norinchukin Bank confirmed that it had acquired 12.7mn shares in France's Credit Agricole. Worth around JPY30bn (US$286mn), the common stock represents a roughly...
2008-10-06Finance
Nippon Steel, the world's second-largest steelmaker, has strengthened its alliance with Topy Industries, a manufacturer of transportation-related machinery products. The two Japanese...
2008-10-01Finance
The UK's largest spread-betting firm IG Group agreed on September 24 to purchase a majority stake in FXOnline Japan. The firm will pay GBP112.2mn (US$207.7mn) for a 87.5% stake in...
2008-09-25Finance
International Metalworking Companies (IMC), a unit of Warren Buffet's investment firm Berkshire Hathaway headquartered in the Netherlands, has agreed to become the parent company...
2008-09-25Finance
On September 16, Japan's Nidec Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of small- and mid-sized brushless motors, offered to pay up to US$283mn for Toyo Denki Seizo, a Japanese...
2008-09-16Finance
On September 11, Meiji Dairies that it will take over confectionery producer Meiji Seika in a US$1.8bn stock swap that will create one of the biggest companies in the sector. This...
2008-09-12Finance
In the latest example of consolidation in Japan's consumer finance industry, Mitsubishi UFJ Finanical Group (MUFJ) announced on September 8 that it plans to raise its stake in Acom,...
2008-09-10
