March 17, 2006, the Japanese Internet company Softbank Corp announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with a British mobile phone giant Vodafone Group Plc to buy its Japanese unit of Vodafone KK for 1.75 trillion. To finance the purchase of large business ever Japanese company, Softbank, to raise between 1.1 trillion and 1.2 trillion in leveraged buyout, ("LBO") financing, the use of Vodafone KK assets as collateral. With the acquisition of Vodafone KK, Softbank aims to create a multilateral business communications, the integration of news, videos and other online content to mobile and fixed network Vodafone. But first, Softbank had to borrow 1.1 trillion from 1.2 trillion to finance its purchase. The amount was the largest ever to be raised to buy a Japanese company. "Hide
by Mitsuru Misawa Source: University of Hong Kong, 22 pages. Publication Date: 05 January 2009. Prod. #: HKU793-PDF-ENG
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