Merger negotiations between Kirin and the smaller, family-owned Suntory, Japan competitors in the beer and beverage business, have broken off, apparently permanently. The parties ultimately disagreed on the share ratio and the extent of the role that the ...
As I predicted only a few days ago, a Japan family-controlled company has prevailed in its demands for a key control position in a merger with a much larger firm. Suntory Holdings and ...
A Japanese professor accepted a visiting assignment with a university in New York City. As part of his arrangements, he deposited about $100,000 in cash in a bank there, which for sake of discussion I'll call Citibank. Unfortunately, while there, he died. As is common in Japan, ...