An investment arm of SoftBank has launched a surprise “white knight” offer for a Japanese hotel chain as investors witness a rare spate of hostile takeovers and other corporate manoeuvres once deemed taboo in the country. The friendly buyout offer of up to $1.3bn from Softbank’s Fortress Inve
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