Makiko Yamazaki
Stories by Makiko Yamazaki
Carlyle bullish on Japanese auto industry as EV shift shakes supply chains
Carlyle aims to enlarge its footprint in the Japanese automotive sector.
Private equity fund JIP submits $15b bid for Toshiba
JIP's proposal includes over 10 investors including Chubu Electric and Orix Corp.
Fate of Toshiba’s current management said to be a source of friction between suitors
PE firm JIP and Japan Investment Corp. parted ways after making a joint bid earlier this year.
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui to boost stake in Philippines’ RCBC for $460m
The investment would raise Sumitomo Mitsui's stake in RCBC to 20%.
Toshiba suitor JIC increases size of buyout fund by 4.5 times to over $6b
It faces competition from PE firm Japan Industrial Partners.
Swedish private equity firm EQT lines up near-record deals in Japan
It is betting on Japan's relatively stable financing environment and a flow of corporate shake-ups
Toshiba’s preferred bidder offers to pay price short of key 6,000 yen a share
A consortium led by the PE firm JIP was granted preferred bidder status on Oct. 7.
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui told to improve regulatory compliance
The group's banking and securities arms were found to have violated intra-group firewall rules
Japan’s Mizuho Securities to acquire 20% stake in Rakuten Securities for $550m
The transaction is expected to take place on November 1.
Japan’s SBI Holdings applies for bank licence to own majority of Shinsei
SBI raised its stake in the midsize Japanese lender last year to about 48%
