Miho Uranaka
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Tokyo Metro said to be raising $2.3b in Japan’s biggest IPO in six years
The IPO was more than 15 times oversubscribed.
Bain-backed Japanese chipmaker Kioxia scraps plans for October IPO: report
Bain was targeting a market value of $10.4b for Kioxia but the recent sell-off has made that challenging.
Carlyle eyeing $2.1b valuation for X-ray tools maker Rigaku in Japan IPO: report
Carlyle bought around 80% stake in Rigaku in Jan 2021.
Tokyo Metro heads for October IPO, governments seek $4.7b valuation
With half the company to be sold, the IPO could raise 350 billion yen at that valuation.
Major Japanese insurers said ready to offload $3.1b of Honda shares
The sale is the latest sign that the unwinding of cross-shareholding is gaining pace in Japan.
Japanese chipmaker Kioxia said to file preliminary IPO application
The chipmaker plans to to submit a full application in August and list at the end of October, sources said.
US fund Taiyo says it may buy into Brother bid for niche Japanese printer
The tussle over Roland DG, a low-profile maker of commercial printers, may herald an increase in contested deals in Japan.
Bain proposes IPO for Japanese chipmaker Kioxia to refinance $5.8b loan
Kioxia was acquired by a Bain-led group in a $18b carve-out in 2018.
Japanese space junk removal startup Astroscale eyes Tokyo IPO: report
The firm had considered going public last year but postponed due to mismatch over valuation.
TSMC weighs advanced chip packaging capacity in Japan
The move will add momentum to Japan's efforts to reboot its semiconductor industry.
