Toshiba close to being acquired?
Bloomberg News is reporting that Toshiba is planning a special committee meeting next week to discuss buyout offer from JIP
- JIP, aka Japanese Industrial Partners, is a government led group which has been working to gather
bank financing - Takeover would value Toshiba at $16.2 billion
December 18th, 2022 - Reporting that JIP is close to securing 1.2 trillion yen from Japanese banks needed to close deal
- JIP may lower the Toshiba’s valuation from the planned 2.2 trillion yen ($16.09 billion) to levels below 2 trillion yen, the Nikkei Business Daily
- Even though JIP has secured funding worth 1 trillion yen in equity from domestic companies and 1.2 trillion yen in loans from major banks, it may cut the valuation in light of a recent deterioration in Toshiba's earnings and the need for post-buyout working capital, the Nikkei said.