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Emissions trading

Developing a framework for emissions trading in Japan Japan's commitments to the Kyoto Protocol mean emissions trading must develop rapidly, but a legal infrastructure is urgently needed, say Minoru Ota and Yoshitoshi Imoto of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

January 12 2005

Leveraged finance

How to finance buyouts in Japan Minoru Ota and Kentaro Suzuki of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu outline the opportunities and the challenges when financing leveraged and management buyouts in Japan

January 12 2005

M&A structures

Structuring tax-free mergers and acquisitions While there are several ways to structure tax-free mergers and acquisitions, changes to Japan law would make more of these deals possible, says Atsushi Oishi of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

January 12 2005

Corporate governance

Ensuring high corporate governance standards in Japan Takanobu Takehara and Takafumi Nihei of Nishimura & Partners compare the corporate governance issues facing the two typical types of joint-stock company that exist in Japan

January 12 2005

Equity capital markets

Momentum builds for equity and equity-linked products Japan's capital markets are showing promising signs that they can sustain their recent growth, with investors snapping up new products and a changing regulatory framework that is encouraging capital raising. By Piyasena Perera and Joshua Schwab of Allen & Overy

January 12 2005

Project finance

Effective security packages bring project finance surge Project finance in Japan is booming as security packages evolve to meet the demands of increasingly complex transactions, explains Naoaki Eguchi of Tokyo Aoyama Aoki Law Office/Baker & McKenzie

January 12 2005

M&A

Data protection law poses problems for M&A Japan's new data protection law limits access to personal information in the due diligence process. Shinji Kusakabe and Nobuhito Sawasaki of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune run through the provisions of the new act and how it affects M&A transactions

January 12 2005

Hostile takeovers

Hostile takeovers in Japan: the UFJ example David G Litt of O'Melveny & Myers and Hajime Iwaki of Watanabe Kokusai Law Offices analyze the implications of the UFJ-Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group takeover deal for M&A practices in Japan

January 12 2005

Disclosure

Disclosure reforms to restore investor trust The updated Securities and Exchange Law aims to give investors in Japan'’s securities markets renewed confidence by ensuring higher and more reliable disclosure standards. Hiroyuki Ishizuka and Masaki Konishi of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu explain

January 12 2005

Legal system reform

Japan widens access to legal services Japan is finally trying to meet the demands of the business community for access to more lawyers and a true one-stop-shop for domestic and international advice. By Tom Goodwin, head of trade policy at the British Embassy in Tokyo

January 12 2005

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