Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TSE:8253) plans to acquire a stake of around 15% in Suruga Bank Ltd. (TSE:8358), people familiar with the matter said 17 May 2023. The Japanese lender, for its part, will acquire a stake of about 5% in Credit Saison, the people said. The cross-shareholding deal comes as an effort by Nojima Corp, a Japanese electronics retailer, to help rebuild the struggling bank had fallen through.