Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1231695/kkr-and-state-backed-jic-join-forces-to-take-japans-topcon-private-for-2-31-billion/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1231695/kkr-and-s</span><span class="invisible">tate-backed-jic-join-forces-to-take-japans-topcon-private-for-2-31-billion/</span></a> KKR and state-backed JIC join forces to take Japan’s Topcon private for $2.31 billion <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ActivistShareholders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivistShareholders</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JIC</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/KKR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KKR</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PrivateEquityFirm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquityFirm</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Topcon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Topcon</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ValueActCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ValueActCapital</span></a> By Anton Bridge and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S.-based private equity firm KKR and a unit of Japanese state-backed fund Japan Investment Corp (JIC) will acquire medical gear maker Topcon in a tender offer buyout worth 348 billion ye…</p>