Aeon Co Ltd (8267.T)

MALAYSIA PRESS-Aeon Bhd plans 700 mln rgt capital expenditure-The Star

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Nikkei edges up in choppy trade; ex-dividend effect limits gains

* Loss of dividend cuts about 90 points from Nikkei - traders * Real estate is best performing sector * Aeon rises on plan to be top shareholder of Daiei * Japan market is in "structural bull market" - JPMorgan By Tomo Uetake TOKYO, March 27 - Japan's Nikkei average edged up in a choppy session on Wednesday as buyers of many shares no longer can get the current year's dividend, which offset a boost to risk appetites from Wall Street's data-led gains. The benchm

Aeon to buy additional stake in Daiei in takeover bid

TOKYO, March 27 - Japan's top retailer Aeon Co Ltd said on Wednesday that it will buy an additional 24 percent stake in domestic rival Daiei Inc from Marubeni Corp, finalising an expected takeover deal.

Japanese retailer Aeon eyes Daiei takeover- Yomiuri

TOKYO, March 17 - Japan's top retailer Aeon Co Ltd is considering taking over its rival Daiei Inc by offering to buy the 29 percent of Daiei shares held by trading house Marubeni Corp, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday.

Asia Private Equity Weekly News, January 28, 2013

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UPDATE 1-Japan's Aeon eyes CVC's Indonesian retailer Matahari - sources

Japan's Aeon eyes CVC's Indonesian retailer Matahari - sources

HONG KONG, Jan 25 - Japan's Aeon Co Ltd and a unit of Thailand's Central Group are eyeing a bid for PT Matahari Department Store, a CVC-owned retail group in Indonesia for which the private equity firm is seeking as much as $3.5 billion, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

UPDATE 1-Japan retailer Aeon 9-mth profit falls, keeps outlook

TOKYO, Jan 11 - Japan's Aeon Co posted a 5.5 percent fall in nine-month operating profit as soft consumer demand and increased competition at its general merchandise and grocery stores dented revenues, but the company maintained its annual profit forecast.

Japan retailer Aeon 9-mth profit falls, maintains outlook

TOKYO, Jan 11 - Japan's Aeon Co posted a 5.5 percent fall in nine-month operating profit as soft consumer demand and increased competition at its general merchandise and grocery stores dented revenues, but the company maintained its annual profit forecast.