Japan&#39;s SMFG in $29B bid for UFJ
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. laid out a $29 billion bid for UFJ Holdings on Tuesday, challenging a rival offer by Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group to form the world&#39;s biggest bank.
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Toyota, Japan's biggest automaker, plans to invest some 100 billion yen ($830 million) to build a sport utility vehicle plant in the U.S. state of Mississippi, the Nikkei business daily said on Tuesday.
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U.S. investment banks Morgan Stanley   and Lehman Brothers  are among the bidders for a  stake in Japanese house builder Daito Trust Construction Co  (1878.T), sources familiar with the deal said, in what could  stack up to be one of the biggest buyouts ever in Japan.
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TOKYO - The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a high court ruling giving the go-ahead for UFJ Holdings Inc to include its trust business in holding merger talks with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc.
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The proposed merger of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. and UFJ Holdings Inc., two of Japan&#39;s biggest banks, could involve the loss or transfer of as many as 10,000 jobs -- 13 percent
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JAPANESE investment bank Nomura yesterday confirmed it is in talks to provide finance to try and block the takeover of Manchester United by American sports mogul Malcolm Glazer.
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Japan is the world&#39;s second largest economic entity, after the United States. Its economic clout is felt worldwide. It is the second largest financial supporter of the United Nations.
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Japan's Sumitomo Trust and Banking -- the trust arm of a rival suitor for UFJ Holdings -- filed a new lawsuit as part of its effort to secure a deal which could create the world's largest bank.
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Japan Tobacco Inc. confirmed on Friday it was in talks to buy smaller rival Gallaher Group Plc L> , in a 7.5 billion pound ($14.7 billion) deal that would extend its overseas expansion.
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UFJ Holdings Inc. said Japan&#39;s Supreme Court upheld its right to merge with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. and create the world&#39;s largest bank by assets.
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Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings  is considering a management buyout to counter a possible takeover attempt by U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners, Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday.
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Japan's Supreme Court ruled on Monday  that troubled bank UFJ Holdings Inc. can pull out of a deal to  sell its trust business to a smaller rival, clearing the way  for a full takeover of UFJ by larger Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial  Group (MTFG).
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Japan offers to help build one for the Indian Ocean.
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Japan considers joining the US in filing a complaint with the WTO against China.
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Japan Airlines Corp., Asia&#39;s largest air carrier by sales, said it will buy 30 of Boeing Co.&#39;s newest aircraft, the 7E7, as it replaces older midsize planes.
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The battle to form the world&#39;s biggest bank has intensified after Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group tabled an offer to buy Japanese rival UFJ Holdings.
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NEW YORK, August 24 (New Ratings) - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group announced a hostile takeover bid today of $29.2 billion (Â¥3.2 trillion) for UFJ Holdings Inc (ticker: UFJ).