Toshiba

Newly privatised Toshiba to cut 4,000 jobs in restructuring drive

JAPAN’S Toshiba said on Thursday (May 16) it will cut up to 4,000 jobs domestically as the industrial conglomerate accelerates restructuring under new ownership.

Toshiba, which was bought out by a consortium led by Japan Industrial Partners last year, has been seeking to turn itself around.

Toshiba to cut 5,000 jobs in latest bid to restructure

Toshiba plans to cut 5,000 jobs in Japan, or roughly a tenth of its domestic headcount, in a bid to cut costs and focus on its infrastructure and digital technology operations, the Nikkei reported on ...

Under the plan presented to the banks, Kioxia expects to return to profit in the year to March 2025, seeing earnings of around 130 billion yen.

Bain proposes IPO of Japan’s Kioxia to clear way for US$5.8 billion loan refinance: source

BAIN Capital has proposed an initial public offering (IPO) of Japan’s Kioxia Holdings as part of a plan to allow the money-losing chipmaker to refinance a US$5.8 billion loan coming due in June, accor...

Although it is not clear what shape Toshiba will ultimately take under its new owners, the company is expected to focus on high-margin digital services.

Toshiba to be delisted after 74 years, faces future with new owners

Toshiba will be delisted on Wednesday (Dec 20) after 74 years on the Tokyo exchange, following a decade of upheaval and scandal that brought down one of Japan’s biggest brands and ushered in a buyout ...

Toshiba will boost production capacity of silicon power devices at an upcoming plant in Ishikawa Prefecture.

Japan sets aside 129.4 billion yen for chipmakers Toshiba and Rohm

JAPAN is earmarking 129.4 billion yen (S$1.2 billion) to Rohm and Toshiba’s joint push to boost production of power semiconductors, seen as key to lifting energy efficiency in electric vehicles (EVs) ...

The deal puts Toshiba in domestic hands after years of battles with overseas activist shareholders.

Toshiba says US$14 billion takeover bid by JIP has succeeded

TOSHIBA said on Thursday that a US$14 billion tender offer from private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) had ended in success - a deal which paves the way for the embattled industrial congl...

Toshiba has received a report from the buyer, a group led by Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), that the tender offer “is forecasted to be successful,” the company says

Toshiba says JIP's US$14 billion tender offer set to succeed

A US$14 BILLION tender offer to take Toshiba private is set to succeed, the Japanese company said on Wednesday (Sep 20), clearing a way for Japan’s biggest deal this year.

Singapore-based Effissimo makes the decision to tender its stake “as a result of dialogue with Toshiba and related parties including the tender offerer,” says the source.

Effissimo to sell Toshiba stake in JIP offer, source says

SINGAPORE-BASED Effissimo Capital Management, Toshiba’s largest shareholder, has decided to tender its 9.9 per cent stake in the US$14 billion takeover offer by Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), a sour...

The Toshiba board initially says the 4,620 yen per share offer price is too low to recommend shareholders tender their shares, but later concludes the price is “fair” with no prospects of a higher offer or competing bid and unfavourable economic conditions.

JIP to launch 2 trillion yen tender offer for Toshiba on Tuesday

TOSHIBA said on Monday (Aug 7) a group led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) would launch a US$15-billion tender offer on Aug 8 to take the industrial conglomerate private and put...

The purpose of the investment is to “participate in the privatisation of Toshiba and help to resolve their issues”, Rohm says.

Japan chipmaker Rohm to invest 100 billion yen in Toshiba buyout fund

JAPANESE chipmaker Rohm said on Tuesday (Jul 18) it will invest 100 billion yen (S$956 million) in a fund backed by Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), which is launching a tender offer for Toshiba.