Blackstone to acquire Japan's TechnoPro for about $3.4 billion, Nikkei reports
Blackstone will likely offer just below 4,900 yen for each TechnoPro share in the tender offer it plans to launch soon, according to the report.
($1 = 147.4400 yen)
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