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Japan’s Orix to buy Spanish renewable energy firm Elawan for about $965m
Orix is purchasing an 80% stake in Elawan from its management and Spanish industrial company Acek.
Japan’s SBI Holdings awaits flood of money from regional banks
A year-old SBI unit that invests on behalf of local banks should see assets at least doubling to $2.7 billion this year.
Japan’s effort to nudge regional lenders into digital age floundering
Small lenders are stuck in a back-and-forth with startups over fees for access to client account data.
MUFG taps math expert Hironori Kamezawa as CEO to lead digital shift
Kamezawa faces the challenge of reshaping a domestic business that’s being squeezed by low-interest rates and costly branches.
Bankers adopting more cautious approach on lending to SoftBank
Son’s recent string of stumbles has tested banks’ commitment to the new model.
Japan’s Orix said to buy US real estate lender Hunt Real Estate Capital
Orix has been targeting real estate lenders that are authorized to originate and sell loans to U.S. housing agencies and government-sponsored enterpri
Japanese bank Concordia to kick off overseas expansion with SE Asia foray
The country's second-biggest regional bank aims to set up a Singapore branch as a transaction banking hub for Japanese corporate clients operating in
Japan’s Tokio Marine seeks more acquisitions in Asian emerging markets
Tokio Marine and its Japanese competitors are looking abroad to diversify geographic risk and make up for diminishing prospects at home as the populat
MUFG scouting to acquire overseas asset managers
MUFG has been the most aggressive Japanese lender in snapping up overseas assets as it expands in markets such as Southeast Asia.
Acquisitive Japanese insurers eye new markets for M&A, including China
Two sector giants - Nippon Life Insurance and Tokio Marine Holdings - said last month they were seeking more deals overseas.
