Farallon calls on Toshiba to reconsider PE buyout
Farallon Capital Management, a minority shareholder in Toshiba Corporation, has called on the company to reconsider bringing in a private equity investor amid mounting opposition to a two-way spinoff.
Farallon and Effissimo Capital Management, which together own about 15% of Toshiba and last year instigated the removal of several senior executives following a corporate governance scandal, have both...
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