Japan
From corporate governance improvements to increasing shareholder activism, a number of factors are fuelling M&A activity in Japan
    
    
      
        
    
      
    
    
    
  Succession issues, carve-out opportunities and regulatory reforms are creating a deal environment mutually beneficial for both Japanese business owners and PE firms
    
    
      
        
    
      
    
    
    
  New hires were made across the practices in finance, M&A and funds practices in Tokyo, London, New York and Los Angeles
    
    
      
        
    
      
    
    
    
  Climate-conscious contracting is gaining traction worldwide as businesses face growing pressure to meet stringent sustainability regulations
    
    
      
        
    
      
    
    
    
  Inbound investment interest, particularly from PE firms, as well as take-privates are driving deals in Japan   
    
    
      
        
    
      
    
    
    
  New hires were made across the M&A and finance practices in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Ho Chi Minh City 
    
    
      
        
    
      
    
    
    
  The finalists for the 26th annual Asia-Pacific Awards 2025 are revealed - winners will be presented in Hong Kong on April 16
    
    
      
        
    
      
    
    
    
  Heightened merger control measures and FDI regimes will also require creative, adaptable and resilient strategies in M&A deals, lawyers say 
    
    
      
        
    
      
    
    
    
  
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            Sponsored by City-Yuwa PartnersYasuyuki Kuribayashi, Yuko Toyoda, and Kazuki Mochizuki of City-Yuwa Partners provide a guide to the sustainability-related information to be recorded in annual securities reports and the recent publication of Japan’s inaugural sustainability disclosure standards
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            Sponsored by Atsumi & SakaiAkimoto Kawamura and Christopher Hodgens, Atsumi & Sakai
 
    
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
