{"id":64126,"date":"2026-03-26T18:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=64126"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:10:59","slug":"kadokawas-activist-shareholder-oasis-management-raises-stake-to-11-85-exceeding-sonys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/kadokawas-activist-shareholder-oasis-management-raises-stake-to-11-85-exceeding-sonys\/","title":{"rendered":"Kadokawa\u2019s activist shareholder Oasis Management raises stake to 11.85%, exceeding Sony\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Oasis Management Company, a Hong-Kong based\u00a0international\u00a0hedge fund management firm, has acquired additional shares in major Japanese manga and game publisher Kadokawa, as reported by GameBiz<\/a>. According to the amended version of a report submitted to the Financial Services Agency, the number of shares held by Oasis increased from over 14 million to over 17 million, with its ownership percentage rising from 10.00% to 11.85%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A week ago, on March 19, we reported that Oasis had acquired an 8.86% stake in Kadokawa, exceeding the 5% threshold for \u201clarge shareholders.\u201d Only five days later, it was revealed that Oasis had bought additional shares in Kadokawa, pushing their ownership percentage up to 10% (Source: GameBiz<\/a>). With seemingly no time to waste until the general shareholders meeting scheduled for June, as mentioned earlier, the investor has yet again increased its stake, owning 11.18% of Kadokawa at the time of writing. As a result, Oasis has now become one of Kadokawa\u2019s largest shareholders, even exceeding Sony\u2019s 10.09% stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To provide some background, Oasis Management Company is known as an activist investor, meaning that it seeks to buy significant stakes in companies\u00a0in order to\u00a0influence how they are managed, usually with the purpose of increasing shareholder returns (not to be confused with political activism). Asides from putting pressure on multiple major companies in Japan, within the video game industry, the fund is somewhat infamous for\u00a0urging Nintendo to<\/a>\u00a0\u201cimmediately\u00a0enter\u00a0the mobile market\u201d back in 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this month, Oasis stated that the purpose of its acquisition of Kadokawa shares is \u201cportfolio investment\u201d and \u201cimportant proposal activities\u201d in the interest of \u201cprotecting shareholder value.\u201d While the fund hasn\u2019t announced anything specific so far, we will probably see whether and how the huge acquisition reflects on Kadokawa\u2019s leadership once June\u2019s general shareholders meeting is in session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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