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...M&S and John Lewis, they will have to run faster.” M&S cannot afford distractions....
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...His predecessor, Masanori Mochida, came from the investment banking side of Goldman and is credited with establishing Goldman Sachs as a formidable force in M&A work....
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...“I’m obsessed with having different pockets because I’m always carrying around multiple notebooks with me,” he jokes....
...“I’m finally starting to achieve what I aimed for with the Indeed acquisition,” Idekoba said, adding that he would consider bolt-on technology acquisitions but not a large-scale one aimed at boosting revenues...
...I mean, maybe Leo sitting there in Tokyo going, God, what is this seed I’m on? Leo Lewis No, no, I think that’s exactly right....
...Another head of M&A at a global investment bank said the Nippon Steel deal “would inspire other Japanese companies to act”....
...Leo Lewis Yes....
...“The yen is cheap and I’m afraid that investors will all of a sudden go and we’re left with an empty field.”...
...for M&S to steal their customers....
...This year Mizuho, the third-biggest of the Japanese banks, announced the purchase of the Wall Street M&A advisory boutique Greenhill in an effort to keep up with its two rivals....
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