This is a new move by Toshiba, which is soliciting strategies from outside to resolve the confusion in management.
It turned out that two Japanese investment funds, such as the Innovation Investment Corporation, which had been considering the proposal, have dissolved their cooperation, divided into different camps, and are considering making a proposal to Toshiba.
Toshiba, which has a conflict with so-called "shareholders who talk", is proceeding with an unusual procedure to solicit strategies from the outside, including the delisting of shares, in an attempt to resolve the confusion in management.
Of these, the Innovation Investment Corporation of Japan, a public-private fund, was preparing a concrete proposal in collaboration with domestic investment funds and Japan Industrial Partners.
However, according to people involved, it has become clear that these two companies are considering splitting into different camps and making new proposals.
While the Innovation Investment Corporation is considering cooperation with overseas investment funds, Japan Industrial Partners has called on multiple domestic companies to participate, and it has been found that Chubu Electric Power and ORIX are considering investment. rice field.
In addition to Toshiba's proposal,
▽ American investment fund Bain Capital,
▽ UK-based CVC Capital Partners, and
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Canada's Brookfield are
preparing for concrete proposals.
If Toshiba becomes an unlisted company, it will require a huge amount of funds of several trillion yen, and it has businesses related to security such as nuclear power plants and defense, and there is a possibility that acquisition by overseas funds will be subject to government regulations. There is, and the movement of each camp is becoming active toward the final proposal.