2 Japanese firms fight takeover bids by U.S. fund

2 Japanese firms fight takeover bids by U.S. fund

NAGOYA, Japan - Yoshiaki Mabuchi, president of Sotoh Co., a leading dyer-finisher of woolen fabrics based in Bisai, Aichi Prefecture, speaks at a news conference Jan. 15 on measures which his firm will take with Yushiro Chemical Industry Co., a Tokyo-based maker of metalworking oil, to fight hostile takeover bids by U.S. investment fund Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund SPV-1 LLC.

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