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Kobayashi in $3.2 Billion Buyout Talks After Red-Yeast Case

Bloomberg24 September 2026, 08:49 UTCJapan

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., the Japanese health products company that was at the center of a supplement contamination scandal involving suspected deaths, is said to be considering a potential buyout offer of more than ¥500 billion ($3.2 billion) by private equity investors.

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