Dave McCombs
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Japan outpaces China in overseas M&As clocking record $191b worth deals in 2018
Japanese companies announced more than 1,000 offshore acquisitions totaling a record $191 billion last year, led by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.’s bloc
Nippon Paint eyes big acquisitions, including in Europe, US
This comes about a month after its offer for Axalta Coating Systems, the world’s largest maker of coatings for cars, failed to produce a deal.
Belgian fund joins Asset Value in approaching Tokyo Broadcasting to sell shares
TBS owns shares in scores of companies in industries ranging from technology to retail and finance.
Japan’s Nidec agrees to pay $1.2b for Emerson drives, power
Nidec Corp. agreed to pay $1.2 billion for the motors, drives and electric power generation business of Emerson Electric
China Resources Beer to raise $1.2b in HK share sale to fund SABMiller deal
China Resources Beer Holdings Co. plans to raise HK$9.5 billion ($1.2 billion) in a Hong Kong share sale to help finance the purchase of the remaining
Chinese conglomerate HNA to buy controlling stake in Tysan for $340m
HNA, which owns Hainan Airlines and travel, logistics and aviation maintenance businesses, would pay HK$4.53 for each Tysan share to Tides Holdings II
