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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

UBS interview

Giving Japan's distressed assets a well-needed workout Japanese companies accept that they need private - mainly foreign - money to help them out of their financial troubles, and restructurings and buyouts are booming. Andrew Crooke asks Fumitaka Eshima, UBS's head of legal in Japan, what challenges investors and their financiers face when structuring these deals

January 12 2005

Financial system reform

Financial system reform: scope, pace and potential Naosuke Fujita and Darin A Bifani of Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker review the long-awaited reforms of recent years to Japan’s financial system

January 12 2005

Cayman Islands structures

The benefits of Cayman Islands structures Cayman Islands law provides benefits for special purpose vehicles, say Ian Ashman and John Rogers of Walkers. The Cayman Islands is also the jurisdiction of choice for Japanese investors, say Vicki Hazelden and Mark Lewis of Walkers

January 12 2005

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

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

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

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