Update: Market Chatter: Blackstone Among Bidders for Fuji Media Property Unit

MT newswire2026/10/06 11:04

07:04 AM EDT, 10/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Warburg Pincus' response in the fourth paragraph.) Blackstone (BX), Bain Capital and Warburg Pincus are weighing offers for Fuji Media's Sankei Building property business, which could be valued at about 1 trillion Japanese yen ($6.32 billion) including debt, Reuters reported Tuesday. Final bids are expected by the end of October, according to people familiar with the sale. BGO, the real estate investment arm of Sun Life Financial (SLF), is also preparing a binding offer, the report said. Fuji Media plans to seek shareholder approval after selecting a preferred bidder. Warburg Pincus declined to comment when contacted by MT Newswires, while Blackstone and Bain Capital didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)

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