23
June 2022
An unusual withdrawal of a proposal to reappoint the president just one hour before the AGM… A foreign fund’s opposition and allegations of “suspicious transactions involving the founding family” (JPN Only)
Yomiuri Shimbun
22
June 2022
Highlights of the 2022 AGM season: ‘A list of 77 shareholder proposals,’ a new record for proposals submitted to companies that settled in March
Toyo Keizai
22
June 2022
The ‘pre-approved outside directors’ serving parent-child listings: a mud-slinging battle with activists highlights the issue
Diamond Weekly
16
June 2022
Activists’ evolving requests… taking issue with founders’ benefits, calling for decarbonization
Yomiuri Shimbun
14
June 2022
‘Outside directors should challenge management!’ A big-name international activist speaks out; which companies will be targeted next? An interview with Seth Fischer, CIO at Oasis Management
Diamond Weekly
09
June 2022
Two U.S. advisory firms recommend opposition to reappointment of Fujitec president
Nikkei
09
June 2022
Sexual harassment, BoJ revolving doors… activists take new aims for this year’s AGMs
Nikkei
06
June 2022
Shareholders indict the founder! Turbulence expected at major elevator company’s AGM
Friday Digital
19
May 2022
Protect Fujitec
www.protectfujitec.com
24
April 2022
‘Change takes time,’ investment management firm says of Tokyo Stock Exchange’s revamp
CNBC
08
April 2022
KKR to launch tender offer for Hitachi Transport in $5.2 billion deal
Reuters
05
April 2022
Hong Kong stock exchange takes aim at boardroom ‘boys club’
FT
29
March 2022
Hazama Ando to buy back shares worth up to ¥10 billion, equivalent to just under 10% of total shares
Nikkei Online
21
March 2022
Hedge Fund Activists Battle Old Japan in Toshiba’s Crucial Vote
Bloomberg
17
January 2022
Mitsubishi Logistics to improve capital efficiency
Nikkei
11
January 2022
Ulterior motives for Mitsubishi UFJ to acquire Monex: an online brokerage strategy being led increasingly ‘astray’ (JPN Only)
Sentaku
28
December 2021
Oasis sells Katakura stock for JPY2350 per share, above tender offer price, to 3rd party
Nikkei
09
December 2021
Foreign shareholders request new price for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines’ tender offer for Daibiru
Nikkei
08
December 2021
Hong Kong fund also requests higher price for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines tender offer toward Daibiru Corp
Jiji Press
12
November 2021
Hazama Ando to give all profits to shareholders through buybacks and dividends
Nikkei
11
November 2021
ENEOS extends tender offer of ¥4,000 per share for NIPPO on November 12
Reuters
11
November 2021
[Financial Disclosure] ENEOS HD upwardly revises earnings forecast for fiscal 2022 amid soaring resources
Jiji Press
11
November 2021
Goldman-funded SPC extends tender offer of ¥4,000 per share for NIPPO
Nikkei
26
October 2021
A Better Hokuetsu
www.abetterhokuetsu.com
11
October 2021
The activist investor riding Japan’s governance revolution
Australian Financial Review
10
October 2021
US-listed Chinese group Renren settles investor complaint for $300m
Financial Times
06
October 2021
Bid to take NIPPO private opposed by Hong Kong’s Oasis who request a ‘fair price’ for the tender offer
Nikkei
21
September 2021
The Oasis Effect: Denki Kogyo rises 13%
Nihon Securities Journal
10
June 2021
Oasis CIO on decarbonization-related shareholder proposals
Nikkei Online
14
April 2021
Hong Kong fund sends letter to shareholders, Toshiba takeover bid “too low”
Kyodo