KKR intends to privatise Japan's Taiyo Holdings with $3.3 billion tender offer
31/03/2026 16:33
March 31 (Reuters) - Global investment firm KKR KKR.N said on Tuesday that an entity owned by its investment funds seeks to make a tender offer to buy all shares of Japanese chemical manufacturer Taiyo Holdings 4626.T for 528.56 billion yen ($3.33 billion). KKR is offering 4,750 yen per Taiyo share, a 4.7% discount to the company's last closing price. ($1 = 158.9500 yen) (Reporting by Nichiket Sunil in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber) ((Nichiket.Sunil@thomsonreuters.com;))