Oasis Urges Nidec to Seek a Buyout, Warns of Delisting Risk

Markets Contact us:Provide news feedback or report an error Confidential tip?Send a tip to our reporters Site feedback:Take our Survey By Phoebe Sedgman and Nicholas Takahashi October 7, 2026 at 10:22 AM UTC Updated on October 8, 2026 at 12:26 AM UTC Takeaways by Bloomberg AI Nidec Corp. , the embattled Japanese electric motor maker, is being urged to consider putting itself on the auction block by an activist investor, a sign confidence is waning in management’s ability to recover from a long-simmering accounting scandal. Oasis Management Co. , which owns 8% of the manufacturer, called on Nidec’s board to hire financial advisers and solicit preliminary, nonbinding proposals from strategic buyers and private equity firms. The manufacturer’s shares fell as much as 3.1% in early morning trading in Tokyo on Thursday.