Bain has sounded out other Toshiba shareholders about potential offer, two sources say
Reuters
Published Mar 31, 2022 10:03PM ET
Updated Mar 31, 2022 10:16PM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Private equity firm Bain Capital has sounded out multiple Toshiba (OTC:TOSYY) Corp shareholders in addition to Effissimo Capital Management about a possible offer for the Japanese conglomerate, two sources said.
It was not immediately clear how many shareholders Bain had approached in total. The sources declined to be identified because they were not authorised to speak publicly about the matter.
Effissimo, Toshiba's top shareholder, said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its stake to Bain if the U.S. buyout firm launched a tender offer.
Bain said late on Thursday that nothing had been decided about a takeover bid and that there were many issues that needed to be resolved to launch a bid to take Toshiba private.
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