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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

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

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

Investment funds

Japan brings more certainty to investment fund structures Equity in foreign limited partnerships is starting to receive equal legal treatment in Japan, explains Tadashi Yamada of Atsumi & Partners

January 12 2005

Structured finance

Resistance to innovation slows derivatives market With credit spreads remaining tight, Paul Cluley of Allen & Overy explores the potential for new structured finance products and innovation in the derivatives market

January 12 2005

Project bonds

Project bonds offer new financing option Proposed reforms should give Japanese project companies access to a new source of long-term capital in the form of project bonds. In the meantime, Takeshi Mukawa of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto explains how the existing legal hurdles can be overcome

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

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

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

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