" Rising sum - Top 5 Japanese M & A deals"
Date Target Nationality Industry Buyer Value $US billion
1. 2012 Sprint US Telecoms Softbank 34.6
2. 2006 Gallaher UK Consumer Japan Tobacco 19.1
3. 2011 Nycomed Switz Healthcare Takeda Pharma 13.7
SCA SITAR
4. 2000 AT & T US Telecoms NTT 9.8
Wireless
5. 2008 Morgan US Finance Mitsubishi 9.0
Stanley UFJ
Table source: Dealogic
Source: Acquisitive Japan has a pretty woeful record
The Lex Column
Financial Times
The Australian Financial Review
Friday 19th October, 2012, page 19.