Toshiba’s board has approved a $15bn offer from a consortium led by a Japanese buyout fund, paving the way for the country’s biggest ever take-private deal.
Toshiba said that Japan Industrial Partners has offered to buy the group for ¥4,620 ($35) per share. Shares in Toshiba, Japan’s best-known conglomerate, closed at ¥4,213 on Thursday.
The 147-year-old conglomerate will be taken private by a consortium backed by 17 domestic companies and six financial institutions. According to people familiar with the matter, the group includes financial services group Orix, Chubu Electric Power and chipmaker Rohm.
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