Takahashi Kikaku Co., the asset-management company of Hob Co. (1382) Chairman Iwao Takahashi, will launch a tender offer at ¥1,140 per share to take Hob private in a management buyout, with Hob's board endorsing the bid and recommending that shareholders tender.

Shobunsha Holdings (9475) said on Nov. 6 that MSE, an asset management company controlled by President Shigeo Kuroda, will launch a tender offer for its common shares at ¥752 apiece as part of a management buyout to take the company private, and its board endorsed the offer and recommended shareholders tender.

Ship Healthcare Holdings launched a tender offer of ¥1,970 per share for nursing-care operator Charm Care Corporation (6062) to make it a wholly owned subsidiary, and Charm Care's board endorsed the bid and recommended that shareholders tender.

GEOSTR Corporation (5282) said net profit attributable to owners of the parent for the six months to Sept. 30 rose 118.9% to ¥951 million, helped by gains on sales of investment securities, while sales fell 31.8% to ¥8.58 billion.

Dai Nippon Toryo Co. (4611) said on Nov. 6 it will make subsidiary Shinto Toryo Co. a wholly owned unit through a share exchange, with Shinto Toryo set to be delisted in February, as it reported first-half net profit of ¥3.43 billion, up 144.2%.

Shinto Paint Co., Ltd. (4615) will become a wholly owned subsidiary of its parent Dai Nippon Toryo Co., Ltd. (4611) through a share exchange effective Feb. 25, 2027, with its shares to be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market on Feb. 22, 2027.

Up Garage Group (7134), a used auto and motorcycle parts retailer, said on Nov. 6 it will buy back up to 880,000 of its own shares, or 11.09% of shares outstanding excluding treasury stock, through a tender offer priced at a 10% discount to market, requiring about ¥1.1 billion.

Nakku (9788) reported a first-half net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥62 million for the fiscal year ending March 2027, versus a ¥281 million profit a year earlier, and kept its full-year net income forecast at ¥1.7 billion.

COMSYS Holdings Corporation (1721) on Nov. 6 raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥40.0 billion from ¥37.86 billion, expanded its share buyback ceiling to 3.25 million shares or ¥13.0 billion, and agreed to make Nagano-based Ainet Co. a wholly owned subsidiary through a share exchange.

Cookpad Inc. (2193) said net profit attributable to owners of the parent fell 3.7% to ¥518 million in the nine months through September, as revenue slid 8.2% to ¥3.71 billion.

Kadoya Seiyu (2612) said on Nov. 6 it cannot endorse a legally binding re-proposal from rival bidder Candidate B offering ¥2,914 to ¥3,044 per share, and kept its support and tender recommendation for the tender offer by ITG-G Holdings.

MTI Ltd. (9438) said it will tender all 5,389,587 shares it holds in Shobunsha Holdings into a tender offer by MSE at ¥752 a share, or ¥4,052 million in total, and expects to book a consolidated extraordinary loss of ¥410 million if the offer succeeds.

Ferrotec (6890) said its tender offer for Nihon Teikoki Seisakusho (6977) succeeded, with 1,083,273 shares tendered, above the 618,700-share minimum, giving it 87.55% of voting rights.

Satudora Holdings (3544) shareholders approved a 2,487,400-for-1 reverse stock split that will take the drugstore operator private, with its shares set to be delisted on Nov. 25, 2026 and minority holders expected to receive ¥1,260 per share.

Ship Healthcare Holdings (3360) said on Nov. 6 it will launch a tender offer at ¥1,970 per share for Charm Care Corporation (6062), an equity-method affiliate in which it indirectly holds 29.33%, with the aim of making it a wholly owned subsidiary.

KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (7984) said on Nov. 6 it has completed the acquisition of all shares in Thien Long An Thinh Investment Corporation (TLAT), the main shareholder of Thien Long Group Corporation (TLG), indirectly acquiring 46.82% of TLG's outstanding shares.

Ferrotec Corporation (6890) said on Nov. 6 its tender offer for Nihon Teikoki Seisakusho (6977) at ¥1,901 per share succeeded, with 1,083,273 shares tendered, above the 618,700-share minimum, giving it an 87.55% stake upon settlement.

IC (4769) said non-consolidated net profit for the fiscal year ended September 2026 came in at ¥580 million, 48.8% above its forecast, and raised its year-end dividend to ¥45 a share from a projected ¥40.

Musashino Bank (8336) raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥20.8 billion from ¥19.5 billion and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥86 a share from ¥82.

Tokyo Ink Co., Ltd. (4635) raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥3.3 billion from ¥2.65 billion and increased its annual dividend forecast to ¥115 per share from ¥95.