Activist Pushback in Japan MBOs Drives Higher Bids, Share Gains
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Activist funds are increasingly disrupting Japanese privatizations, pushing for better protection of minority investors and driving up share prices as their pressure leads to higher bids and counteroffers. One recent example is Mandom Corp., whose shares jumped 11% Tuesday after a reportBloomberg Terminal that KKR & Co. had floated an offer more than 10% above its management buyout bid. The move followed buying by investors linked to activist Yoshiaki Murakami, who took over 20% of the shares and argued the bid was too low. The stock is now about 90% above its pre-MBO level.