Japan's Most Famous Activist Investor Steps Up Takeover Battle With Carlyle - Bnn - BNN Bloomberg -BoardProspects

Japan's Most Famous Activist Investor Steps Up Takeover Battle With Carlyle - Bnn

BNN Bloomberg Feb 9 2021 BoardNews

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s most famous activist investor jumped back into the spotlight in 2021, taking on a global private equity giant over one company and scoring a lucrative exit at another. Yoshiaki Murakami has been locked in a battle with Carlyle Group Inc. over energy and environmental firm Japan Asia Group Ltd., pushing the investing behemoth to double its takeover price and then trumping that offer...
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