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Daily Brief ESG: M&As Due to Restructuring of Business Portfolios Have Finally Begun to Increase and more

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  • M&As Due to Restructuring of Business Portfolios Have Finally Begun to Increase


M&As Due to Restructuring of Business Portfolios Have Finally Begun to Increase

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Listed subsidiaries and affiliates are now required by the TSE to disclose their basic thoughts on their business portfolio strategy and the rationale for being listed.
  • M&A is expected because Japanese companies have not taken effective steps to expand their corporate value as cash on hand is building up and ROE is sluggish.
  • M&A is likely to be mostly conducted by domestic companies or investment funds as a result of industry restructuring and business portfolio restructuring in Japan.

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