April 9 (Reuters) - Nikkei:
MINEBEAMITSUMI IS SET TO LAUNCH A TENDER OFFER FOR SHIBAURA ELECTRONICS, CHALLENGING AN UNSOLICITED BID FROM YAGEO
SHIBAURA IS EXPECTED TO ENDORSE THE BID, AND A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE TWO FIRMS IS EXPECTED AS EARLY AS APRIL 10
MINEBEAMITSUMI'S OFFER IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED YAGEO'S 4,300 YEN ($29) PER-SHARE OFFER IN FEBRUARY
MINEBEAMITSUMI APPEARS TO BE OFFERING AROUND 70 BILLION YEN FOR SHIBAURA
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