Top mergers and acquisitions in Japan in 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition involving Japan in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 7 deals involving Japan in 2026, 7 of them with a disclosed value, worth $9.7bn in total. The largest was SoftBank Group's $3.1bn deal for DigitalBridge Group, ahead of Shionogi and IntraBio at $2bn.
Top mergers and acquisitions in Japan in 2026
- 130 SeptSoftBank Group → DigitalBridge GroupSoftBank completes $3.1bn DigitalBridge takeoverFinancials / Digital infrastructureCompleted$3.1bn
- 25 OctShionogi → IntraBioShionogi to buy IntraBio for about $2bnHealthcare / PharmaAgreed$2bn
- 35 OctNippon Paint → AkzoNobel decorative paints (7 APAC markets)Nippon Paint buys AkzoNobel's Asia decorative paints arm for $1.35bnIndustrials / ChemicalsAgreed$1.4bn
- 49 OctToho Holdings → PHC HoldingsToho walks away from US$1.3bn PHC takeoverHealthcare / Medical devices and diagnosticsTerminated$1.3bn
- 52 OctNiterra → Denso spark plug and exhaust gas sensor businessesNiterra drops ¥180.6bn deal for Denso spark plug businessAutomotive componentsTerminated$1.1bn
- 61 OctCarlyle → Nidec ComponentsNidec sells components unit to Carlyle for ¥103bnIndustrials / ElectronicsAgreed$650m
- 710 SeptMBK Partners → SharingtechnologyMBK launches ¥37bn take-private bid for SharingtechnologyConsumer services / InternetAnnounced$240m