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Can Apollo’s $3.7B Bet on Nippon Sheet Glass Fix 20 Years of Struggle
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Subscribe25 MAR 2026 / BUSINESS
Apollo Global Management has made a $3.7 billion investment in Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG), aiming to reposition the beleaguered Japanese glassmaker for long-term growth. The partnership will address NSG's financial strain due to its 2006 purchase of British glassmaker Pilkington, including substantial debt, diminished demand following the 2008 financial crisis, and competition from Chinese glass producers.
If corporate acquisitions came with warning labels, Nippon Sheet Glass’s 2006 purchase of Pilkington would have read: Handle with extreme caution. Nearly two decades later, the consequences of that deal are still unfolding. Now, Apollo Global Management i...
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