Prosek Targets Japanese Toilet Bowl Maker
Tue., Feb. 17, 2026
By Kevin McCauley
Prosek Partners represents UK activist investor Palliser Capital, which claims Japan’s Toto Ltd, the country's top toilet bowl maker, ranks as an undervalued AI asset play.

Jeremy Guterl, a veteran of Ketchum Analytics and Edelman Berland, has joined Ruder Finn as senior VP-research and analytics.
Sukanti Ghosh, who has held senior leadership roles at Albright Stonebridge Group, APCO Worldwide, Barclays and Bank Muscat, is joining ICR as partner, international strategy & markets.
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Rubin Turnbull & Assocs. has been hired to provide consulting & communications services to the ad hoc board of Petréleos de Venezuela S.A.
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