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...Last year, it closed its flagship Asia V buyout fund after raising $7.1bn, eclipsing its targets....
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...Yet among the hundreds of options, an ultra high definition model from Toshiba stands out. That is because the Japanese electronics maker has paid a premium for prominent positioning....
...News of the offer sent Toshiba shares up 18 per cent on Wednesday....
...“I’m starting to feel confident about a V-shaped recovery.” Letter in response to this article: Does it ever make sense to sell off a crown jewel? / From Mark Eisinger, Dubai, UAE...
...Sales of non-core businesses by Hitachi, Toshiba and other conglomerates, as well as Japan’s problems with finding successors for its ageing business bosses, presented attractive opportunities for buyout...
...That’s because another deal, the $18bn buyout of Toshiba’s chip business by Bain and other investors, lives or dies on whether Washington and Beijing can avoid a trade war....
...(FT) Mayweather v the Justice System The US securities watchdog has targeted its first celebrities who touted initial coin offerings....
...first quarter (FT) Goldman eyes expansion of investment banking (FT) Citi, Goldman and rivals ramp up Brazil banker poaching war (Reuters) Abraaj Group may sell stake to strengthen its finances (FT) Toshiba...
...idea of post-closing adjustments — working capital adjustments, rep and warranty indemnification — is a key element in the recent mega-bankruptcy of Westinghouse, a US nuclear power subsidiary of Japan’s Toshiba...
...Smart reads Dumb pipes v bright lights Is AT&T savvy enough to understand the mischievous world of media?...
...(NAR) The day ahead VW v myRight German consumer rights group myRight is expected to be defeated in its first case seeking compensation from Volkswagen over its emissions scandal....
...Toshiba has said it will withdraw from nuclear plant construction overseas....
...Toshiba has clashed with PwC over governance at Westinghouse Electric and huge losses from the American nuclear subsidiary....
...(FT) Trump v the global community Martin Wolf on Donald Trump’s America First world view and how human affairs are too interconnected to be the product of purely national decision-making....
...“But with the bad news out for now, it would be easier to aim for a V-shaped recovery.” Despite the writedown, Toshiba maintained there was no change to the potential of its nuclear business....
...This spells more bad news into 2017 for brands such as Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba, as well as big Indonesian retailers such as Electronic City and Sigmagold....
...Mr Muromachi appears committed for now: “My biggest responsibility is to achieve a V-shaped recovery in the next financial year,” he says....
...Lily Le Brun Photographs: Mike Kitcatt/V&A; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Christina Smith/V&A; Kawaii Monster Café Harajuku; Gion; Pip Barnard/V&A; A Astes/Alamy; James Jaron/V&A...
...Conversely, companies such as Looxcie and V.I.O. are offering wearable video cameras designed to capture real-time point-of-view video clips....
...Big exporters such as Samsung, Sony, Toshiba and Honda were hit when global trade collapsed in the second half of 2008....
...Los Angeles-based RealD has scored big with manufacturers at CES – Panasonic, Samsung and Toshiba also said they would be using its glasses with their 3D sets....
...Mr Rivet said AMD’s return to profitability would be driven by new products, gross margins rising to 46-50 per cent from 41 per cent in the third quarter, and the cutting of research and develo...
...At Infosys, V....
...If robotic vaccuum cleaners, Sandisk’s V-Mate and television fire engines tickle your fancy, have a look at our first CES slideshow. The FT’s full CES coverage is here...
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