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Paul Atkins urged the IFRS Foundation to meet its goal for “stable funding” and make standards for financial accounting a priority
IFLR’s legal benchmarking title reveals its latest rankings for China, with eight new firms listed across 38 practice areas
IFLR’s legal benchmarking title reveals its latest rankings for Southeast and Eastern Asia, with capital markets and M&A dominating the upgrades
M&A
From corporate governance improvements to increasing shareholder activism, a number of factors are fuelling M&A activity in Japan
M&A
European dealmakers led the M&A sector with a strong performance during the first half of 2025
The London Stock Exchange will offer a platform for buyers and sellers of shares in private companies to trade on an intermittent basis
New hires were made across the finance, antitrust, energy and project finance practices in Dallas, Northern California, Brussels and Hong Kong
M&A
Digital transformation and renewable energy are key areas to watch, while PE and private credit will continue to drive deal activity across the region
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  • Sponsored by Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    On October 10, 2019, Koshidaka Holdings Co., LTD., listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, (the “Company”) announced the dividend in kind, the distribution of property other than cash, to its shareholders of all shares of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Curves HOLDINGS Co., Ltd (the “Koshidaka Spin-off”). After the Koshidaka Spin-off , Curves HOLDINGS Co., Ltd is expected to conduct an initial public offering and list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange itself.
  • Sponsored by Atsumi & Sakai
    Japan has pushed through important reforms to the regulatory framework for cryptoasset businesses which will force existing market players to re-register within six months. Akimoto Kawamura of Atsumi & Sakai takes a look
  • Sponsored by Atsumi & Sakai
    Naoki Kanehisa of Atsumi & Sakai gives the inside track on the Financial Services Agency of Japan’s policy priorities for 2020 and its hopes for digitalisation
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