{"rewrite":{"id":"r_94b735e11732a0a0aed63183","clusterId":"c_1d7e98dc3cc4dd62d070a7d0","slug":"shobunsha-holdings-board-backs-president-led-buyout-at-752-yen","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Shobunsha Holdings Board Backs President-Led Buyout at 752 Yen","summary":"Shobunsha Holdings said on November 6, 2026 that its board supports a tender offer from MSE, an asset management company effectively run by President Shigeo Kuroda, and recommends shareholders tender their shares. The offer runs from November 9 to December 21, 2026 at 752 yen per share. If completed, Shobunsha Holdings is expected to be delisted.","whyItMatters":"The buyout only clears if tenders reach 6,633,100 shares, and top shareholder MTI has already agreed to tender its 30.09%, so the outcome now rests on the smaller holders the board is asking to sell.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMSE holds 19.14% of Shobunsha Holdings and Shigeo Kuroda holds 10.49% personally. Kuroda has signed a non-tender agreement with MSE and will vote for the squeeze-out resolutions at the extraordinary shareholders meeting that follows the offer. MTI Ltd. at 30.09% and Founder Maple at 1.00% have each agreed to tender all their shares, 31.09% combined. Settlement funds are planned from loans by Mitsubishi UFJ Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, with the acquired shares expected as collateral.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shobunsha Holdings' buyout at 752 yen only needs the tender window to close. Kuroda's MSE is the buyer, so the president is pricing the company he already runs and would take it off the exchange.","twitterPost":"Shobunsha Holdings' president sets the price for the company he runs: Kuroda's MSE bids 752 yen, and delisting follows.","threadsPost":"Shobunsha Holdings' delisting hinges on a bid from MSE, the fund Kuroda effectively runs, at 752 yen a share. The president is on both sides of the table: he sets the offer and the board recommends it to shareholders.","newsletterBlurb":"Shobunsha Holdings' board resolved on November 6, 2026 to support a tender offer from MSE, an asset management company effectively managed by President Shigeo Kuroda, at 752 yen per share. The offer runs from November 9 to December 21, 2026, and delisting is expected if it completes. Top shareholder MTI has agreed to tender its 30.09% stake.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GameBusiness.jp\",\"url\":\"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/11/09/28595.html\",\"title\":\"Shobunsha HD to Go Private via Management Buyout Led by President; Offer Price Set at 752 Yen, Top Shareholder MTI Also Signs Tender Agreement\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5521,"outputTokens":796,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794206910,"createdAt":"2026-11-09T06:42:58.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-09T06:47:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-09T06:47:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1d7e98dc3cc4dd62d070a7d0","canonicalTitle":"昭文社HD、社長側のMBOで非公開化へ。買付価格は「752円」、筆頭株主エムティーアイも応募契約","representativeArticleId":"a_ac9f3d16de0bdec91e23106b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Shobunsha Holdings\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-09T06:06:28.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-09T06:06:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-09T06:47:26.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/11/09/28595.html","title":"昭文社HD、社長側のMBOで非公開化へ。買付価格は「752円」、筆頭株主エムティーアイも応募契約"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Shobunsha Holdings"],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Shobunsha Holdings' board resolved on November 6, 2026 to support MSE's tender offer and recommend that shareholders tender.","The tender offer runs from November 9 to December 21, 2026 at 752 yen per share.","MSE is effectively managed by President Shigeo Kuroda, who holds 10.49% of Shobunsha Holdings personally.","Top shareholder MTI Ltd., at 30.09%, has agreed to tender all of its shares, alongside Founder Maple at 1.00%.","The minimum planned purchase is 6,633,100 shares, or 37.03%, with no upper limit."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["shobunsha-holdings"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"shobunsha-holdings","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":4,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}