Top mergers and acquisitions in Japan in January 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition involving Japan in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 4 deals involving Japan in January 2026, 4 of them with a disclosed value, worth $955m in total. The largest was Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.'s $458m deal for Iwasaki Electric Co., Ltd., ahead of Funds managed by Tosei Asset Advisors (Tosei Corporation) and SANKEI REAL ESTATE, Inc. at $370m.
Top mergers and acquisitions in Japan in January 2026
- 129 JanStanley Electric Co., Ltd. → Iwasaki Electric Co., Ltd.Stanley Electric agrees ¥70bn deal for Iwasaki ElectricIndustrials / Lighting equipmentCompleted$458m
- 26 JanFunds managed by Tosei Asset Advisors (Tosei Corporation) → SANKEI REAL ESTATE, Inc.Tosei funds' ¥58bn bid for Sankei Real Estate failsReal estate / J-REITTerminated$370m
- 323 JanSenko Group Holdings → Maruwn CorporationSenko launches ¥16.7bn tender offer for MaruwnTransport / LogisticsCompleted$106m
- 48 JanAEON Co., Ltd. → Sunday Co., Ltd.AEON bids ¥3.2bn to take full control of SundayConsumer / Home-improvement retailCompleted$21m