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Kawasaki's ¥194bn raise, Kakaku.com's bid twist, Oasis at Infomart
Kawasaki goes shopping for nearly ¥194bn, Kakaku.com's bidders are no longer discreet, and Oasis arrives at Infomart with an activist checklist longer than usual.
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Capital and control
Kawasaki Heavy pairs overseas share sale with 2031 and 2033 euro-yen convertibles
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has approved an overseas common-share offering and two euro-yen convertible bond tranches for foreign markets, but the filing excerpts leave the size and pricing terms unresolved.
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Policy, pipelines and portfolios
Japan outlines March 2027 target for sustainability assurance standards
The draft agenda leans toward international-equivalent standards to spare groups exposed to EU rules from duplicate assurance, but provider eligibility and the regime's legal architecture are still being debated.
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Quick Hits
Dentsu says a Dentsu Soken take-private is under review, not decided
Read moreA possible take-private of Dentsu Soken is under consideration inside Dentsu Group's domestic strategy, but the company says the Nikkei report was not its announcement and no concrete decision has been made.
Seino outside director quits over governance split
Read moreTakahiko Ijichi left Seino Holdings on July 1 after what the company called a major difference over corporate governance, and the filing offers little detail beyond confirming the board still meets legal headcount rules.
Japan proposes new shingles vaccine standard, revises Covid and polio biologics rules
Read moreThe draft would add a dedicated standard for a CHO-cell recombinant shingles vaccine and amend technical provisions for Covid-19 and inactivated polio vaccines, with comments open until July 31.
Speee to spin off repair-tech unit into SOMPO-backed joint venture
Read moreSpeee will move its Reform DX business into new subsidiary ReFact on August 1, then sell SOMPO Holdings 39.3 per cent in September, turning a repair-referral partnership into an insurer-backed venture it still controls.