Corporate - Japan archive

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Deal analysis

• Japan Airlines IPO sets restructuring precedent

  26 September 2012

  Why JAL's initial public offering could signal a new way for the Japanese government to assist distressed companies with strong assets

• Marubeni’s acquisition of Gavilon explained

  07 June 2012

  Marubeni’s $3.6 billion acquisition of Gavilon follows the trend of Japanese companies looking for assets in the US and Europe. But the company found the sale’s unusual auction format challenging

• What went wrong with Shinsei/Aozora

  12 March 2010

  Why Shinsei Bank and Aozora Bank's merger may be destined for failure.

Supplements

• Japan: A simpler future

  01 October 2011

  Ko Hanamizu of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune outlines the future of special purpose vehicles used in Japanese real estate finance schemes

• Japan: The importance of consultation

  01 October 2011

  Etsuko Hara and Kentaro Kubo of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune discuss important issues related to merger filing in takeover bids

• Taking control of a Japanese publicly listed company

  01 May 2011

  Introductory notes for successfully completing an M&A. By Yuto Matsumura, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

• Japan: Clarifying governance standards

  01 March 2011

  Daisuke Yamaguchi of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune summarises recent changes in corporate governance disclosure requirements for listed companies in Japan

• Corporate governance: Protecting the minority

  01 February 2011

  Roy Umetsu and Makoto Sakai of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto look at new regulations on transactions involving the controlling shareholders of listed companies

• Corporate insolvency: Small but strong

  01 February 2011

  Kei Asatsuma and Yutaka Sakashita of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu discuss the issues around preferential treatment for trade vendors

• M&A financing trends: Changing commitments

  01 February 2011

  Asa Shinkawa, Hiroko Shibata and James Emerson from Nishimura & Asahi explore how evolving tender-offer funding practices increase investor protection but create disclosure burdens

• Public M&A: Watch your step

  01 February 2011

  Yoshinori Ono and Masataka Sato of Nishimura & Asahi explain how to avoid the pitfalls of acquiring a Japanese public company

• Japan: Beyond Guidance

  01 October 2010

  Koya Uemura of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune discusses developments in Japan’s merger control regime

• Japan: The best approach

  10 June 2010

  Junichi Kondo and Etsuko Hara of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune debate different types of acquisition and the regulations that govern them

• Emerging Chinese outbound investment into Japan through M&A

  01 March 2010

  By Takuya Eguchi and Takeshi Komatsu Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

• Amendment in line with international practices

  17 February 2010

  Changes to anti-monopoly law in Japan have brought it more in line with international practice and will encourage foreign companies to cooperate, say Yoshinori Ono and Yoshihiro Sakano of Nishimura & Asahi

• An easier restructuring

  17 February 2010

  Nobuyuki Maeyama and Ryuji Kato of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune explain the benefits of Business Revitalisation ADR

• Be careful with redundancies

  17 February 2010

  Firing people is not straightforward in Japan, say Hironobu Tsukamoto and Toshiaki Kobayashi of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. Make sure you know the four conditions and how they have been applied in court

• Japan: Improvement to anti-monopoly rules

  01 October 2009

  Yusuke Nakano, Koya Uemura and Etsuko Hara of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune mark the changes in the new legislation

• Japan: Japan's landscape

  01 June 2009

  Yo Uraoka of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto discusses important changes and developments in Japan's corporate laws

• Japan: The future of pre-packaged rehabilitation

  01 March 2009

  Junichi Tobimatsu of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto discusses the challenges that companies face in finding a sponsor for civil rehabilitations