Toshiba Again Seeks Acquisitions After String of Deal Flops

  • CEO Kurumatani is drawing up a list of smaller targets
  • The Japanese icon is again on the prowl after failing at M&A

Nobuaki Kurumatani reaffirmed Toshiba’s intention of unloading its stake in former flash memory unit Kioxia.

Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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Toshiba Corp., chastened by a string of disastrous overseas acquisitions, is once again looking to buy. This time more cautiously and closer to home in Japan.

The Tokyo-based industrial giant is looking at small and mid-size firms, especially those in areas adjacent to its own infrastructure services and digital technology businesses, Chief Executive Officer Nobuaki Kurumatani said in an interview.