Troubled electronics giant Panasonic will sell three of its chip factories in Japan to Israel's TowerJazz by March 2014, according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation.
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Report shows investors how to trade Japanese tsunami on equities
The Japanese equities market is making a comeback under the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In his Forbes report, contributor Panos Mourdoukoutas suggests four ways investors can trade the Japanese tsunami on equities.
Morgan Stanley take top position in Japan M&A in 16 years - report
Morgan Stanley now leads in mergers and acquisitions in Japan, advising 41 takeovers this year worth USD 28.3 billion, through its venture with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.
SwissRe projects emerging markets driving growth in 2014-2015
SwissRe's recent report titled "Global insurance review 2013 and outlook 2014/15" provided an otherwise positive global economic outlook, which was a good sign in the non-life business as more people will seek financial protection for their properties.
Bank of Japan's bond purchases can absorb a planned bond sale of Government Pension Investment Fund - dealers
Because Japan's central bank absorbs JPY7 trillion worth of debt, primary dealers of Japanese government bonds are not concerned over plans of Government Pension Investment Fund to reduce its government debt holding.
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Prologis Inc said it plans to increase rents and spend up to USD 600 million a year for warehouses in Japan. Prologis, based in San Francisco, is the biggest owner of warehouses around the world.
French investment firm Wendel and Nordic Capital are the remaining bidders for Germany's medical patch maker LTS Lohmann. The acquisition deal could bring in EUR1.2 billion to the company owned by Novartis, BWK and German tycoon Dietmar Hopp.
Line, a message app based in Japan, proudly announced at a press conference in Tokyo that it has added another 100m people to its registered user count, totaling the number of registered users since its launch at 300 million. It hopes to hit 500 million registered users by 2014.
The Japanese government is set to launch the Cool Japan Fund which aims to use USD1 billion of public funds to boost the exports of certain foods, drinks, fashion, animated movies, and other products.
Japan's Fast Retailing Co. is planning a secondary public offering in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange next year. If successful, the Tokyo-listed retail holding company would become the third Japanese company to list in Hong Kong.
Following a nuclear deal reached in Geneva, the European Union has removed the ban on insuring tankers transporting Iranian oil. The EU also agreed to release USD4.2 billion in frozen oil assets and permit Iranian crude exports to continue at its current levels.
A survey taken by professional services company Ernst & Young has shown that India has toppled China from the top spot as the world's most attractive destination for investments.
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare approved EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection to treat macular edema following Central Retinal Vein Occlusion, expanding Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's reach in the Asian market.
The partnership of Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsubishi Heavy with Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) would lead to the building of integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) stations in Fukushima.
