REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A $14 billion tender offer to take Toshiba (6502.T) private is set to succeed, private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) said on Wednesday, clearing the way for Japan's biggest deal this year.
JIP's tender offer, which closed on Wednesday, ends Toshiba's 74-year history as a listed firm and puts the electronics-to-power stations maker in domestic hands after years of battles with overseas activist shareholders.
"It is forecasted that the tender offer will be successful," JIP said in a statement, suggesting that at least two-thirds of shareholders have tendered their shares.
The final results of the tender offer will be announced once they are finalised, JIP added.
Now that JIP has gained a two-third majority, the remaining shareholders would be squeezed out upon a vote at a planned emergency shareholder meeting.
Persons:
Androniki, JIP, JIP's, LSEG, Makiko Yamazaki, Louise Heavens, Sharon Singleton
Organizations:
Toshiba Corporation, REUTERS, Rights, Toshiba, Japan Industrial Partners, Japan's, Effissimo Capital Management, Tokyo, Thomson
Locations:
Kawasaki, Japan, Asia