Latest Tokyo Brief coverage on Pasona Group Inc., tracking filings, financial news, and market signals from Japan.
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Pasona has agreed to tender all its circlace shares into HHH1's ¥2,020-a-share offer, and expects a consolidated gain of about ¥2.6bn in the year ending May 2027 if the take-private succeeds.
Pasona Group says subsidiary Pasona is under a Japan Fair Trade Commission investigation into dispatch fee-setting and that it is cooperating fully; the quarterly report gives no allegation or outcome, and full-year guidance is unchanged.
Mercury AIFLNP wants Pasona to buy back founder Yasuyuki Nanbu's roughly 48% voting stake unless the board adopts a family-governance policy within three months, but Nanbu has told the company he won't sell, and Pasona's board calls the proposal legally toothless.
Current holdings disclosed by tracked funds.
| Fund | NAV weight | Holdings as of |
|---|---|---|
| One ETF JPX-Nikkei Mid Small | 0.21% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| The Japanese Small Company Series | 0.03% | 31 Jul 2026 |
| NEXT FUNDS TOPIX-17 IT & SERVICES, OTHERS ETF | 0.02% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| MAXIS TOPIX Ex-Financials ETF | 0.01% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF | 0.01% | 30 Jun 2026 |
| NZAM ETF TOPIX Ex-Financials | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Listed Index Fund TOPIX Ex-Financials **** | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| iShares Core TOPIX ETF | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| NEXT FUNDS TOPIX Exchange Traded Fund | 0% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| SMDAM TOPIX ETF | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| NZAM ETF TOPIX | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Listed Index Fund TOPIX **** | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| MAXIS TOPIX ETF | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| One ETF TOPIX | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| iFreeETF TOPIX (Yearly Dividend Type) **** | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| iFreeETF TOPIX (Quarterly Dividend Type) **** | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Nissay ETF TOPIX (Quarterly settlement type) | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |
| NZAM ETF S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index | 0% | 29 Oct 2026 |