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IPOs in Japan Haven’t Been This Hot Since the Dot-Com Bubble
Bloomberg 12/29/2020
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In a surprisingly strong year for initial public offerings globally, Japan’s 2020 market debutantes enjoyed their best opening share performances since the dot-com bubble era, helped by a groundswell of retail investors hungry for tech issues.
The average initial pop for IPOs in the Japanese market this year was nearly 130%, the most since 1999. The best performer was artificial-intelligence systems firm Headwaters Co., which jumped 1,090% in its first trade. Image-recognition software maker Ficha Inc. came second with an 806% gain, followed by internet-of-things developer Tasuki Corp., which rose 655%.
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Kyodo Dec 16, 2020
Roland Corp., a Japanese electronic musical instrument-maker, returned to the Tokyo stock market Wednesday, about six years after delisting due to structural reforms.
Roland finished its first day of trading on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange at ¥2,920 ($28.20), 5.8% below its IPO price of ¥3,100. The company was valued at ¥79.8 billion at the end of the day.
Its market capitalization based on the opening price of ¥2,954 was ¥80.7 billion, making it the second most valuable company to list this year after Yukiguni Maitake Co., a firm based in Niigata Prefecture producing and selling mushrooms and other food items, which was valued at over ¥83.0 billion.
Kanye West’s Beloved Drum Machine Maker Returns to Stock Market
Bloomberg 12/16/2020 Kurt Schussler and Ayaka Maki
(Bloomberg) While electronic hardware typically lingers in the shadows of the pop music world, Roland Corp.’s TR-808 Rhythm Composer has achieved enduring, household-name status.
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The drum machine flopped commercially after its early 1980s release but has altered the musical landscape for decades with its booming bass. It’s gone from being name-checked by the Beastie Boys to having its sound used by modern artists like Billie Eilish. Kanye West even paid homage with his groundbreaking album “808s & Heartbreak.”
The man behind the 808 was Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi, a Japanese engineer who developed a string of highly praised musical instruments. Kakehashi built Roland into a success, until the magic began to fade and the company retreated from the stock market in the wake of the financial crisis.