Monday, March 31, 2014

Yahoo Japan Acquired e-Access of Telecom Companies

Since last two years from the year 2012, Mr. Manabu Miyasaka had delivered his valuable services as the President and the Chief Executive Officer of Yahoo Japan Corporation. In addition, he played the role of Director in the parent company named as Softbank Corporation. This time, Yahoo Japan, Internet giant operating under the supervision of one of the leading business tycoons as Mr. Miyasaka acquire e-Access of all of its domestic level telecommunication units from the parent company named as Softbank Corporation. For this, both companies have signed a deal at massive value worth 3.2 dollar billion or 324 billion. 


Yahoo Japan is actually a unit of the entire Japanese mobile phone and online service provider as Softbank. Senior officials of the unit expressed that the deal would aim to make sure about consistent growth in the future with the help of outstanding internet services via tablets and Smartphone devices. The company professionals opined that buying of telecom units’ e-Access would give them with many excellent opportunities to deliver optimum levels of telecom and voice solutions to customers. In fact, by the acquisition of about 99.6 percent of telecommunication company, Yahoo Japan and its officers would get the opportunity to integrate mobile and internet business units in an efficient way as possible. 


According to the statement given by President Mr. Manabu Miyasaka, “We will remain true to our two companies' DNA. We will continue to be wild and challenge the status quo. We have scheduled the completion of the deal in early June, when eAccess is set to merge with telecom company Willcom Inc., also a member of Softbank group.” Get a similar type of update from here


Tuesday, March 25, 2014

London Icon Changes Israeli Hands

Israeli businessman Teddy Sagi has purchased the Camden Market Complex for over £400 million (about NIS 2.3 billion).As revealed yesterday on the "Calcalist" website, Sagi purchased the prestigious complex from businessmen Richard Caring and Bebo Kobo after a year and a half of negotiations.Camden market is considered as one of the most popular tourist destinations in London, with some 40 million visitors every year. The complex includes shops, art and antique galleries and businesses. Asone of the city's leading icons,it attracts many technology companies and startups, and includes a 100,000 sqm Google location and an MTV headquarters.

Kobo has held half of the rights to the complex for the past 20 years, whereas Caring purchased his share in 2005 with a group of investors.Sagiheld separate negotiations with Kobo and his partners.Sagi, who has made his fortune from online gambling sites, is expected to invest an additional £200 million in developing the area. Along with renovating the existing complex, Sagi plans to build a new complex, to be ready in early 2018. Sprawling over 55,000 sqm, the new complex will include a 15,000 sqm commercial area, 170 apartments, three large public areas and an elementary school – to be built by September 2016.


In conversations with close associates, Sagihas estimated that once development is completed, it will be possible to sell the project for over £1 billion. Early this month, Sagi sold shares of Playtech, his gambling software company,for £326 million (NIS 1.9 billion). Additionally, he recently sold shares of B Communications (controlled by ShaulElkovitch). Sagi (42), who resides in London, thanked Bebo Kobo yesterday for "choosing me as his successor in this amazing project. We see incredible tourism and business potential in Camden Market. We intend to find similar locations around the world and take part in their development as well".