An overview of a feature examining how the acquisition strategies of Hitachi, Ltd. and Panasonic are said to have produced differences in the growth of US IT companies. The focus is on the five-year course of events surrounding the acquisition and changes in Hitachi’s financial position.
A feature is introduced that examines, through a comparison of acquisitions by Hitachi, Ltd. and Panasonic, how differences in the growth trajectories of US IT companies and the investment strategies of Japanese companies emerged.
The article suggests that Hitachi’s posting of one of its largest-ever losses, along with the resulting sense of crisis at the company, may have influenced its acquisition strategy. It depicts the relationship between the growth of US IT and the involvement of Japanese companies.