TT-704 -- Why Do Deals Get Done in March? E-biz news from Japan.

Corporate planning teams in each company spend most of the year window shopping, and only look to pull the trigger after they've seen everything that is available for that given fiscal year.

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TT-700 -- Why Kameda May Regret its US Cracker Deal, ebiz news from Japan

Kameda told the Nikkei it was buying MGC because of a familiar reason -- the market in Japan is mature and flat and the firm is looking for growth strategies abroad.

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TT-672 -- Will Dentsu hit a home run with Aegis? E-biz news from Japan

Dentsu is paying a huge 48% premium over the last closing price for the object of its desire -- marketing group Aegis, making the takeover deal worth about US$5bn.

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TT-633 -- Are We in an M&A Bubble? ebiz news from Japan

Over the last 9 months the amount of foreign M&As being done by Japanese companies has been remarkable.

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TT-629 -- Small Companies Get in on M&A Trend, e-biz news from Japan

Despite the big numbers, there is also plenty of action at lower levels, like Osaka firm Endo Lighting.

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TT-625 -- Why is Hitachi Merging with MHI? e-biz news from Japan

This "merger of equals" would create Japan's second largest company after Toyota.

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TT-624 -- Is Rakuten Over-extending? e-biz news from Japan

Japan's largest Internet company announced that it is acquiring Tradoria GmbH, Germany's largest online shopping firm.

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TT-566 -- High-priced M&A for Doctor Net, e-biz news from Japan

Noritsu Koki announced that it would buy Tochigi-based telemedicine company called Doctor NET.

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TT-549 -- M&A Comes Roaring Back, ebiz news from Japan

In December 2009 there was an uptick in the number of deals indicating that we may be in for a strong year of M&A activity.

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