--Several Japanese companies, including Chubu Electric Power Co. and Orix Corp., are considering investing in Toshiba Corp. as part of a group led by Tokyo-based private-equity firm Japan Industrial Partners Inc., Japanese business daily Nikkei reported Sunday without citing sources.

--According to the report, groups, including the one-led by Japan Industrial Partners, are expected to make formal proposals to restructure Toshiba as early as the end of this month.

--Toshiba has been soliciting restructuring proposals, including a possible buyout, after shareholders rejected its plan to split in two.


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