Nippon Telegraph and Telephone plans to buy back as much as ¥200 billion ($1.4 billion) of its shares in a move the telecom operator says is geared toward raising capital efficiency and boosting shareholder returns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/09/companies/ntt-buyback-announcement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nttdata #ntt #acquisitions

Nidec is withdrawing a $1.8 billion unsolicited tender offer for machine tool maker Makino Milling Machine, bowing to strong resistance from its target. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/09/companies/nidec-withdrawal-makino/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nidec #makinomillingmachine #acquisitions #manufacturing

NTT plans to make its AI powerhouse NTT Data Group a wholly owned subsidiary in a deal worth ¥2.37 trillion ($16.5 billion), the latest in a series of Japanese parent companies absorbing their listed units. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/08/ntt-to-buy-ntt-data/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #ntt #nttdata #acquisitions

Akio Toyoda’s $42 billion plan to buy out Toyota Industries is the most dramatic example of a growing trend in Japan of founding families trying to take companies private. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/08/japan-management-buyouts-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #acquisitions #tse #stocks #investments

SaaS Provider ESG Expands into Denmark with CUBS Acquisition https://www.byteseu.com/966665/ #Acquisitions&Divestitures #Denmark #PowerGeneration/Powergen #Technology

@somo and #DigitalMergersWatch have created a comprehensive, publicly available database of #mergers and #acquisitions by #BigTech.

Their data shows that Big Tech has acquired at least 191 companies globally between 2019 and 2025: on average, one every eleven days. Only two mergers have been blocked by authorities.

Nearly 67% of acquired companies shut down their own websites post-acquisition and sometimes stopped serving customers entirely.

https://www.somo.nl/big-tech-mergers-acquisitions/

Hampidjan completes Indian acquisition, accelerates manufacturing out of Norway https://www.byteseu.com/961879/ #acquisitions #ASIA #Denmark #Europe #Hampidjan #india #Lithuania #Norway

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda has proposed a buyout of supplier Toyota Industries Corp., sources said, seeking to consolidate his grip on Japan’s biggest business empire as a wave of M&A activity roils the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/25/companies/toyota-chairman-buyout-idea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #toyotaindustries #akiotoyoda #cars #carmakers #acquisitions

Nomura agreed to purchase Macquarie’s U.S. and European public asset management business for $1.8 billion (¥254 billion), marking its most significant overseas acquisition since 2008. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/22/nomura-macquarie-us-europe-acquisition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #nomura #macquarie #brokerages #banks #acquisitions

Barclays in Advanced Talks to Sell Stake in Payments Business https://www.byteseu.com/924984/ #acquisitions #banking #Barclays #BrookfieldAssetManagement #business #DigitalPayments #FinancialInstitutions #News #PaymentsAsAService #PYMNTSNews #What'sHot

Seven & I Holdings forecast operating profit and revenue for the current year that missed analyst estimates, adding to pressure on the company. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/09/companies/seven-i-profits-forecast/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #seveneleven #acquisitions #supermarkets #conveniencestores

U.S. Steel has said that activist investor Ancora Holdings, which previously attempted to undermine the planned merger with Nippon Steel, now claims to be in support of the transaction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/09/companies/ancora-in-favor-of-nippon-steel-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ancora #ussteel #nipponsteel #investments #us #acquisitions

Diamondback Energy Closes $4.1B Double Eagle IV Acquisition https://www.byteseu.com/885525/ #Acquisitions&Divestitures #Energy #ShalePlays

“Elon Musk said on Friday (Saturday AEDT) that his #xAI has acquired X, the social media app formerly known as #Twitter, in an all-stock transaction for $US45 billion ($71.5 billion), including debt.

xAI and X’s futures are intertwined. Today, we officially take the step to combine the #data, #models, #compute, #distribution and #talent,” #Musk said in a post on X, adding that the combined company would be valued at $US80 billion.”

#business / #acquisitions / #CreativeAccounting <https://archive.md/in6TN> / <https://www.afr.com/technology/musk-s-xai-buys-social-media-platform-x-for-71-5b-20250329-p5lnh9> (paywall)

Emma Thompson & Judy Greer Action Thriller ‘The Dead Of Winter’ Acquired By Vertical
#Acquisitions #EmmaThompson #JudyGreer #TheDeadofWinter #TheFisherwoman #Vertical

https://deadline.com/2025/03/emma-thompson-judy-greer-action-thriller-the-dead-of-winter-acquired-by-vertical-1236352510/

ABO-Group Environment Annual Results 2024 https://www.byteseu.com/868960/ #ABOGroup #acquisitions #environment #RevenueGrowth

Citigroup is expanding its investment banking team in Japan as the Wall Street firm bets that the country’s deal fee pool will finally rebound after a two-decade slump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/27/companies/citigroup-dealmakers-hire-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #citigroup #banks #investments #mergers #acquisitions

Scopely’s $3.5 billion purchase of the hit game Pokemon Go this month is part of larger strategy to build a business through acquisitions as the video-game industry overall struggles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/26/companies/scopely-pokemon-go/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #scopely #pokemongo #videogames #acquisitions

Alimentation Couche-Tard says private equity firms are showing strong interest in some 2,000 North American convenience stores that could be divested if it succeeds in its bid to buy out Seven & I Holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/26/companies/couche-tard-us-stores/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #alimentationcouchetard #seveniholdings #conveniencestores #us #acquisitions

Alimentation Couche-Tard is trying to assure shareholders that management hasn’t lost sight of operations amid fragile talks over a potential takeover of rival Seven & I Holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/20/companies/couche-tard-reassure-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #alimentationcouchetard #acquisitions #us #conveniencestores