Japan

Flashback to 22 Apr 2003: Lehman to invest $1.25bn in Japan's UFJ

There was a time when Lehman was "rescuing" UFJ...

Goldman in bid for Japanese retail investor

Goldman in bid for Japanese retail investor - Goldman Sachs underlined its bullish view of Japan's real estate market by launching a takeover bid for Simplex Investment Advisors that values the Japanese real estate investor at Y156.95bn ($1.34bn) [Financial Times - Asia Pacific]

Citi deal could broker shake-up in Japan

Citi deal could broker shake-up in Japan - The past several years have hardly been smooth sailing for Citigroup in Japan, where it has incurred the wrath of the authorities for wrongdoing and been forced to close or scale back some operations. [Financial Times - Asia Pacific]

What did I say then?

KDB fund to aid S Korea's global growth

KDB fund to aid S Korea's global growth - Korea Development Bank, the state lender, is about to launch a $1bn private equity fund to help South Korean companies expand overseas, the latest in a series of government initiatives aimed at encouraging local business to go global [Financial Times - Asia Pacific]

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