Oasis asks Nidec to begin preliminary study of going private

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Hong Kong-based investment fund Oasis Management announced on the 7th that it has asked Nidec's board of directors to begin a preliminary study of taking the company private. Regarding the securities report Nidec filed on September 30, PwC Japan Audit Corporation declined to express an audit opinion, saying it did not have sufficient basis for an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. Oasis argues that with a disclaimer of opinion from the independent auditor and no guarantee of being able to obtain a clean opinion on its own, the company should prepare for the risk of an unintended delisting. In response to the audit's findings that executives and employees involved in or who directed accounting fraud remain in responsible positions in the financial reporting process, Oasis said it is shocked and deeply disappointed. According to Oasis, it has been asking Nidec to consider going private since December 2025, but the latest request does not demand an immediate decision to go private; rather, it asks that outside directors take the lead in soliciting non-binding preliminary proposals from domestic and overseas operating companies and private equity firms. As of September 9, Oasis held 7.97 percent of Nidec's shares.

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Nidec Corporation
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▼ NegativeRegulationrelevance

Oasis urges Nidec to study going private amid auditor's disclaimer of opinion on its financials and unresolved accounting fraud, raising delisting risk.

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Oasis Managementi
Private± Mixedrelevance

Oasis is the activist making the request; the article reports its action without a clear positive or negative impact on Oasis itself.

PwC Japan Audit LLCi
Private± Mixedrelevance

PwC Japan declined to express an audit opinion on Nidec's consolidated financial statements; the article reports this fact without a clear directional impact on PwC.