Suntory and Kirin Reported to be in Merger Talks

by **IkemenTommy** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:27 am

What? Why? Then what next? Asahi and Sapporo merging together to combat the evil empire? Where are the anti-trust laws? This is like Ford merging with Chrysler. Oh well, this is TIJ. As long as happoshu won't rule the free world, I am OK.

by **kurohinge1** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:58 pm

IkemenTommy wrote: . . . This is like Ford merging with Chrysler. Oh well, this is TIJ. . .

"Chrysler"? Don't you mean Fiat?

by **IkemenTommy** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:35 am

[quote="kurohinge1"]"Chrysler"? Don't you mean Fiat?

]
SSDD.

by **Mulboyne** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:40 am

Reuters: Suntory close to buying Orangina

Privately held Japanese beverage group Suntory Holdings is close to a deal to buy soft drink maker Orangina from its private equity owners Blackstone Group and Lion Capital, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the news, saying that the price is likely to exceed the $2.6 billion that Blackstone and Lion Capital paid for it in 2006.

by **IkemenTommy** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:32 am

I wonder how you pronounce Orangina...
does it rhyme with China?

by **Greji** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:44 am

IkemenTommy wrote:I wonder how you pronounce Orangina...
does it rhyme with China?

No, vagina.....
:cool:

by **IkemenTommy** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:56 am

Greji wrote:No, vagina.....

Greji, I didn't think of that one at all...

by **Kuang_Grade** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:55 am

IkemenTommy wrote:I wonder how you pronounce Orangina...
does it rhyme with China?

The biz news broadcaster for NHK's world service Newsline TV program had this exact problem on the newscast yesterday, starting out saying 'orange-gyn-a' but shortly shifted to the more correct 'orange-ge-na'

by **IkemenTommy** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:15 pm

Kuang_Grade wrote:The biz news broadcaster for NHK's world service Newsline TV program had this exact problem on the newscast yesterday, starting out saying 'orange-gyn-a' but shortly shifted to the more correct 'orange-ge-na'

Orangina... mangina...

Man, this is what you get when gaishikei companies in Japan hire only the locals with their poor limited Engrish skills. Gaishikei companies need to bring in the big guns from their headquarters back home to run their operations.

by **Mike Oxlong** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:31 pm

IkemenTommy wrote:Orangina... mangina...

Man, this is what you get when gaishikei companies in Japan hire only the locals with their poor limited Engrish skills. Gaishikei companies need to bring in the big guns from their headquarters back home to run their operations.

Or when you allow Canadians to name their cities...ever been to Regina?:grin:

by **Kuang_Grade** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:49 pm

IkemenTommy wrote:Orangina... mangina...

Man, this is what you get when gaishikei companies in Japan hire only the locals with their poor limited Engrish skills. Gaishikei companies need to bring in the big guns from their headquarters back home to run their operations.

Actually, the biz guy, Ron Madison sounds to be US import... I think it is just he isn't the smoothest presenter and/or the copy that is being fed into his teleprompter isn't all that sound...Today, on the Delta-J.A.L. story, he started out saying 'J.A.L.' but midway shifted to saying 'JAL' and then went back to saying "J.A.L."

by **IkemenTommy** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 2:14 pm

by **Greji** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 2:30 pm

IkemenTommy wrote:Greji, I didn't think of that one at all...

That's why 46% of all your J-girl friends are cheating on you with me.....
:cool:

by **IkemenTommy** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 2:38 pm

Greji wrote:That's why 46% of all your J-girl friends are cheating on you with me.....

Wait... so you are telling me G------o is one of them too? :cool:

If a woman cheats, you know what she is up against. I make sure that she makes sure that she knows this.

by **Greji** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 3:00 pm

IkemenTommy wrote:Wait... so you are telling me G------o is one of them too?

I don't know. You been doing her too? Makes us brothers, right?
:cool:

by **IkemenTommy** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 3:02 pm

Greji wrote:I don't know. You been doing her too? Makes us brothers, right?

We may be brothers, but I aint swapping swords with you. :bukkake:

by **Mulboyne** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:53 pm

The Yomiuri is reporting (Japanese) that the merger talks have broken up.

EDIT: In English:

Japan's Kirin terminates merger talks with Suntory

Japanese beer and soft drink giant Kirin said on Monday it had terminated months-long merger talks with its smaller rival Suntory that had aimed to create a top industry player in Asia. "Kirin Holdings Company Limited, which has been in merger negotiations with Suntory Holdings Limited, today announced that the negotiations have been terminated," Kirin said, citing disagreement on whether to list the company. A combined group would have been be the largest in the Japanese beer and soft drink markets with sales of more than 400 billion dollars -- ahead of Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev and Coca-Cola Co. of the United States...more...

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Suntory and Kirin Reported to be in Merger Talks

Suntory and Kirin Reported to be in Merger Talks

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