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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

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

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

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

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

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

Clifford Chance has advised DEPFA Bank on the UK's first private finance initiative (PFI) loan securitization. The £392 million ($758 million) synthetic, partially funded collaterized loan obligation (CLO) securitized a pool of UK PFI loans, which are used to fund public infrastructure assets, in a publicly rated debt transaction.

Allen & Overy advised Lecico Egypt on its $132.6 million initial public offering (IPO) in November, the first IPO by an Egyptian company since 2000.

Steven Christopher, Mallesons Linklaters' Asia practice has suffered a rare defection after Steven Christopher, head of its banking group, resigned to join Mallesons Stephen Jaques as a partner in its Hong Kong office from early this month. Christopher, a debt-financing specialist, is a 14-year veteran in the region. His decision to join the Australian firm follows soon after it merged with Kwok & Yih to give it greater China access. Mallesons chief Robert Milliner said the new hire is a direct response to growing client demand for an increased presence on the ground in Hong Kong.

A judgment from the Hong Kong High Court to order the winding up of a PRC government window company is encouraging, says Susan Kendall. No longer will foreign creditors have to rely entirely on unfamiliar local courts