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3D Investment Partners says conglomerate has become ‘a corporate governance embarrassment’
US private equity group has a good chance of engineering the drastic restructuring Toshiba has long needed
Effissimo supports US firm’s effort to take 140-year-old Japanese conglomerate private
New chief Taro Shimada looks better placed to break deadlock over the future of one of Japan’s biggest global brands
Plus, Toshiba shareholders divided at an extraordinary shareholder meeting and Everton FC’s oligarch-linked owner puts up a real estate listing
G7 leaders agree to crack down on Russia’s ability to sell its gold reserves
Proposal to reopen talks with private equity companies also voted down
Japanese industrial conglomerate could be forced to open talks on a take-private deal
Conglomerate faces new setback after Effissimo Capital and major proxy adviser ISS both oppose break-up
Satoshi Tsunakawa leaves Japanese group after less than a year as turmoil continues
Conglomerate vows to increase shareholder returns by 200%
Japanese conglomerate weighs alternative option for restructuring
Drawn-out timetable means future earnings face oversupply risks
A partial sale to private equity funds looks much more attractive to investors
3D Investment Partners moves to derail three-way split and revive efforts to take conglomerate private
EU auto suppliers say half a million jobs at risk under EU plans to ban combustion-engine cars
Investors plan to vote against proposed three-way division of Japanese industrial giant
Splitting up the troubled company appeals to some bankers and shareholders but may not set a broader precedent
Expect other underperforming local industrial groups to receive more attention
Japanese industrial conglomerate proposes break-up following shareholder discontent
Toshiba: breakup is better than a buyout
Plan is one of several being discussed by under-fire Japanese conglomerate
Monetisation of the conglomerate’s assets will be difficult to avoid
People close to Japanese group say size does not exceed 5%
Plus, another boardroom battle brews at Toshiba and Toast’s IPO tests the appetite for consumer listings
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