regional bank
The Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group have reached a memorandum of understanding aimed at realizing a business integration based on a basic policy of mutual trust and an equal integration. Such "integration" will take the form of repurposing Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group's holding company
mergers & acquisitions
Bee Alternatives Management (BAM), the equity holding company of Bee Alternatives Limited (BAL), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in JAFCO Investment (Asia Pacific) from JAFCO Group as part of a strategic initiative to expand its platform and investment capabilities in Asia. Following completion
mergers & acquisitions
Nomura and Macquarie have entered into an agreement for Nomura to acquire Macquarie’s U.S. and European public asset management business, with approximately US$180 billion in retail and institutional client assets across equities, fixed income and multi-asset strategies. Under the terms of the agreement, Nomura will acquire 100%
alternatives
Tokyo-based Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, a leading trust bank, and Chicago-based GCM Grosvenor, a leading global alternative asset management solutions provider, have announced a strategic partnership to offer clients best-in-class alternative investment products to capitalize on the attractive Japanese market demand for alternative investment solutions that add value to investment
Insurance
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings has reached an agreement to sell all of its shares in Challenger Limited, an Australian financial services company with annuities and fund management businesses listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, amounting to 15.1% of the issued shares, to a group subsidiary of Dai-ichi
credit card
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank will reorganize its subsidiaries engaged in the credit card business, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Card and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Club, with the merger of both companies scheduled for October 1, 2025. Trust Club issues cards such as the Diners Club Card, which has many high-income members, while
mergers & acquisitions
Gojo & Company has entered into an agreement to acquire an additional 16.6% stake in JSC Credo Bank from Triodos Microfinance Fund and Triodos Fair Share Fund (managed by Triodos Investment Management BV). This follows Gojo’s initial acquisition of 16.8% stake in December, bringing its total ownership
mergers & acquisitions
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI), a subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group, is entering into agreements with the founding family of W. R. Berkley (WRB) which entail an investment by MSI in shares of outstanding WRB common stock. WRB is a Fortune 500 Company and a leader in specialty insurance
regional bank
Shizuoka Bank, Yamanashi Chuo Bank, and Hachijuni Bank have concluded a comprehensive business alliance and launched the "Mt. Fuji & Alps Alliance." Shizuoka Bank and Yamanashi Chuo Bank launched the "Shizuoka-Yamanashi Alliance" in October 2020, and have been working to achieve sustainable growth in their regions
mergers & acquisitions
Chiba Bank has determined, through a resolution of the Board of Directors las week, to acquire the shares of Chiba Kogyo Bank from Ariake Master Fund, and it has entered into a share purchase agreement with Ariake in connection with the Share Acquisition. Chiba Bank also announced that the Share
Insurance
MS&AD Insurance Group announced that at the Board of Directors meeting held on March 28, 2025, it was decided to proceed with specific discussions and preparations for the merger of two core non-life insurance companies within the group, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance. The target
mergers & acquisitions
MUFG Bank and JACCS have been working together on group collaboration based on the alliance announced in 2008. Meanwhile, the business environment surrounding both companies has been changing rapidly, including changes in the financial environment and the advancement of digital transformation (DX). In response to these changes, while building upon