Mergers & Acquisitions
Jan. 28, 2014
What cross-border mega deals say for Japan M&A
One might wonder whether the fact three mega deals have been announced in the last 18 months is merely a coincidence, or whether larger economic forces are at work. By Jeff Schrepfer and Masayo Nobe
Those born in the Year of the Horse are known to be energetic and active. Japan's cross-border M&A certainly started off the year with a healthy kick, with the Jan. 13 announcement by Suntory Holdings Ltd., maker of whiskey and beer, including Yamazaki and Premium Malt's brands, of its $16 billion deal to acquire Beam Inc., maker of well-known spirits such as Jim Beam and Maker's Mark. Since Bill Murray's famo...
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