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Kazuo Hirai

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Name: Kazuo Hirai

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

TheDeal: Loeb Treads Close to the SEC's Line

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Did activist investor Dan Loeb circumvent the Securities and Exchange Commission last week to make an even bigger splash in The New York Times?It might appear that way considering news of his 6.5% stake in Sony -- not to mention ... [Published Daily Freeman - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Third Point LLC, Date Line, Sony Corporation

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 3 reports

Sony to raise $1.5 billion from sale of bonds to reinvest into research and pay off debts

At one time Sony was the leader in high-end electronic sales but that soon faded with heavy competition from other companies such as Apple, Samsung and even some recent newcomers to the market. Now the company is seeing some positive gains after nearly ... [Published VR Zone - May 24 2013]

Entities: Sony Corporation, Kazuo Hirai, PlayStation, Gaming, Research & Development

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 3 reports

Sony Corporation

ELECTRONICS: Sony mulls hedge fund’s entertainment sale idea

Sony’s logo is seen outside the company’s headquarters in Tokyo Sonys CEO Kazuo Hirai says the electronics giants board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division.Hirai ... [Published Macau Daily Times - May 24 2013]

Entities: Kazuo Hirai, Sony Corporation, Hedge Fund

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Sony cuts sales target of smartphone, tablet, camera by 13-17%

Telecom Lead Asia: Sony cut its sales targets for smartphones, tablets and digital cameras by 13-17 percent for the year to end-March 2015.Sony’s cut in sales target is happening at a time when its rival Samsung surpassing 10 million units mark with Galaxy ... [Published Telecom Lead - May 23 2013]

Entities: Sony Corporation, Smartphone, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Kazuo Hirai

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Desperate measures for Sony?

London - Sony admitted on Wednesday it could bow to pressure for a break-up of the Japanese electronics giant.Kazuo Hirai, the chief executive of the ailing electronics group, said the board would give "thorough consideration" to a call from billionaire ... [Published IOL - May 23 2013]

Entities: Sony Corporation, Hedge Fund, Dan Loeb, Kazuo Hirai, Third Point LLC

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Asian Stocks Widen Losses on China PMI, Fed

"It does increase the chances of a sequential slowdown in the second quarter GDP. Simply put, domestic demand this time wasn't strong enough to counter the impact of weak external demand," said Donna Kwok, greater China economist at HSBC.Meanwhile, minutes ... [Published CNBC - May 23 2013]

Entities: PMI, China, Index, Australia, Financier

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Sony may spin off parts of company

Sony said Wednesday that its board was considering a proposal from the hedge fund Third Point to spin off part of its entertainment business, but it emphasized that the discussions were preliminary and that it had not set a time to respond.Sony, under ... [Published Bend Bulletin - May 23 2013]

Entities: Sony Corporation, Third Point LLC, Kazuo Hirai

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Sony Share Price Hits Two-Year High on Spin-Off Plan

The Sony share price closed at 2,290 yen, up 5.9 percent in Tokyo on Wednesday, May 22, after Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai said the board was discussing a proposal from New York-based hedge fund Third Point LLC to spin off its entertainment business. ... [Published Invezz - May 23 2013]

Entities: Sony Corporation, Share Price, Third Point LLC

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 3 reports

Sony mulls 'spin off' proposal

Sony is considering a proposal by billionaire Daniel Loeb to "spin off" its entertainment assets, says Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai.According to Bloomberg, the proposoal would partially divide the company's more valuable portions for the purpose ... [Published Develop - May 23 2013]

Entities: Sony Corporation, Kazuo Hirai, ATLANTIS Investment Management Ltd, Daniel Loeb, Investment Research Group

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 4 reports

Sony cuts target for cameras and smartphones; Aims at spin-off plan

Sony has cut off sales targets for digital cameras, smart-phones and tablets by 13 to 17 percent for the year to end March 2015.Kazuo Hirai, Sony CEO said that Sony would be assessing a proposal from its biggest shareholder, billionaire Daniel Loeb's ... [Published ITvoir.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Sony Corporation, Kazuo Hirai, Smartphone

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Sony board discussing proposed IPO of entertainment biz

Sony Corp's board of directors is discussing whether to adopt hedge fund company's Third Point's proposal for a spin of off its entertainment business. Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai said the debate has just started and the decision made by the board will represent ... [Published Aastocks.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Sony Corporation, IPOs, Kazuo Hirai

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

5/23/2013: HT BUSINESS: quote martial

While there are encouraging signs of change, the revival of our electronics business remains our task KAZUO HIRAI, CEO, Sony. The company has cut its sales targets for digital cameras, smartphones and tablets by 13-17%. ... [Published Hindustan Times - May 23 2013]

Entities: Kazuo Hirai, Sony Corporation, Smartphone

Quotes

"This will be deliberated by the board and we will come up with a response," Hirai told reporters. "we have only just begun to study this."

Hirai Mulls Hedge Fund's Sell-Off Idea for Sony [Published NewsFactor Network - May 23 2013]

...giant’s chief executive, Kazuo Hirai, said it had only made "a start" but that it was "important" that the board discussed Mr Loeb’s proposal and "come to a decision that represents sony’s stance" . Mr Loeb, who heads up New York hedge fund Third Point, told Mr Hirai last week that partially spinning off Sony’s profitable film, television and music...

FTSE 100 slides in global market sell-off on jitters over recovery [Published Telegraph - May 23 2013]

"It’s only a start," Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai said of the talks, without giving a timeframe for any response. "it’s important that the board will discuss this and come to a decision that represents sony’s stance."

Sony Directors Discuss Loeb’s Proposal for Entertainment IPO (2) [Published BusinessWeek - May 22 2013]

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TheDeal: Loeb Treads Close to the SEC's Line [Published Daily Freeman - 21 hours ago]
Sony to raise $1.5 billion from sale of bonds t... [Published VR Zone - May 24 2013]
ELECTRONICS: Sony mulls hedge fund’s entertainm... [Published Macau Daily Times - May 24 2013]
Sony aims to raise $1.5 billion from bond sale ... [Published The Next Web - May 24 2013]
Sony aims to raise $1.5 billion from bond sale ... [Published The Next Web - May 24 2013]
Sony cuts sales target of smartphone, tablet, c... [Published Telecom Lead - May 23 2013]
Sony to discuss spin-off suggestion [Published Times of Malta - May 23 2013]
Desperate measures for Sony? [Published IOL - May 23 2013]
Hirai Mulls Hedge Fund's Sell-Off Idea for Sony [Published NewsFactor Network - May 23 2013]
Game Over: Dan Loeb Wins the Console Wars [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 23 2013]
FTSE 100 slides in global market sell-off on ji... [Published Telegraph - May 23 2013]
Sony may spin off parts of company [Published Bend Bulletin - May 23 2013]
Sony Share Price Hits Two-Year High on Spin-Off... [Published Invezz - May 23 2013]
Sony mulls 'spin off' proposal [Published Develop - May 23 2013]
Sony cuts target for cameras and smartphones; A... [Published ITvoir.com - May 23 2013]
Sony weighs entertainment arm spin-off [Published Oman Tribune - May 23 2013]
Asian Stocks Widen Losses on China PMI, Fed [Published CNBC - May 23 2013]
Sony board discussing proposed IPO of entertain... [Published Aastocks.com - May 23 2013]
News Summary: Sony mulls hedge fund's spinoff idea [Published News.net - May 23 2013]
Sony Considers Spin-off Proposal, Needs Miracle... [Published International Business Times Australia - May 23 2013]
Thursday Papers: IMF urges Osborne to spend on ... [Published Citywire - May 23 2013]
Sony considers action plan by billionaire [Published Daily Express - May 23 2013]
Sony mulls activist investor’s proposal to spli... [Published City A.M. - May 23 2013]
Sony agrees to discuss spinoff [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 23 2013]
Sony: ‘We’ll think about splitting’ [Published Advanced Television - May 23 2013]
5/23/2013: HT BUSINESS: quote martial [Published Hindustan Times - May 23 2013]
5/23/2013: Business: Sony to look at activist’s... [Published Hindustan Times - May 23 2013]
5/23/2013: BUSINESS: Sony mulls spinoff; cuts t... [Published Hindustan Times - May 22 2013]
Sony to look at activist?s spin-off idea [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 22 2013]
3 Tech Titans Making Noise: Apple’s iPhone Sale... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 22 2013]

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Sony aims to raise $1.5 billion from bond sale ... [Published The Next Web - May 24 2013] Sony posted its first positive financial results since 2008 this month, and next stage of its financial rebuilding sees it seek to raise 150 billion yen (around $1.5 billion) in order to pay off maturing debts and invest in technology and equipment.The ...
Sony aims to raise $1.5 billion from bond sale ... [Published The Next Web - May 24 2013] Sony posted its first positive financial results since 2008 this month, and next stage of its financial rebuilding sees it seek to raise 150 billion yen (around $1.5 billion) in order to pay off maturing debts and invest in technology and equipment. ...
3 Tech Titans Making Noise: Apple’s iPhone Sale... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 22 2013] Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL ): Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty has pointed out that iPhone sales seem to be tracking above initial estimates , for about 31 million units during the June quarter. Morgan Stanley’s own estimate was about 26 million units, while ...
3 Tech Titans Making Noise: Apple’s iPhone Sale... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 22 2013] Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL ): Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty has pointed out that iPhone sales seem to be tracking above initial estimates , for about 31 million units during the June quarter. Morgan Stanley’s own estimate was about 26 million units, while ...
Is Sony Paying Attention to Dan Loeb? [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 22 2013] Activist-investor-billionaire Dan Loeb is pressuring Sony to make part of its entertainment business public, a proposal Sony will discuss with its board.Loeb’s company Third Point LLC. currently owns 6 percent of Sony’s stock and Loeb himself has invested ...

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Sony Scoffs Deadline to Respond to Dan Loeb's P... [Published Bloomberg - YouTube - May 22 2013]
VIDEO: CEO in a hurry to turn Sony around [Published BBC News Video - Business - Feb 26 2013]
Apple-Samsung Television Wars? [Published Bloomberg - YouTube - Jan 08 2013]