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Mitsubishi Corp. to launch a buyout fund in the US.


There was a time when foreign buyout Buyout

The purchase of a company or a controlling interest of a corporation's shares.

Notes:
A leveraged buyout is accomplished with borrowed money or by issuing more stock.
 funds were called vultures, buying up what was left of ailing "Japan Inc." Over the past few years, the Years, The

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 buyout business has become more common in Japan and there are now many Japanese buyout funds buying up Japanese firms. But major trading house Mitsubishi Corp. will launch a buyout business in the US. The company says it will establish a $150 million fund, Red Diamond Capital Partners, to buy small- to medium-size firms with annual sales of $30 million to $300 million. The Japanese media The communications media of Japan include numerous television and radio networks as well as newspapers and magazines. For the most part, television networks were established based on the capital contribution from existing radio networks at that time.  reported that the fund's focus will be "old economy" related businesses such as machinery and food makers. with Mitsubishi planning to buy ailing US firms, Japanese firms may become more active in the corporate revitalization re·vi·tal·ize  
tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es
To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy.
 business in the US.
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Publication:Japan Inc.
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 2002
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