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  • Securitizing intellectual property in Japan To encourage more Japanese companies to use their intellectual property to secure funding, the government must put in place suitable legal, disclosure and valuation frameworks, says Takahiro Kobayashi
  • Securitizations place compliance burden on arrangers Compliance is one of the key concerns for securities companies involved in securitization transactions. By Akihito Katayama and Yuri Suzuki
  • How greenshoe options have developed in Japan Underwriters have only recently begun to use greenshoe options in public offerings in Japan. Significant legal reform has occurred in this area, but some changes are still required say Miyuki Ishiguro and Shinichi Araki
  • Why the Cayman Islands is good for Japanese structured finance Using Cayman Islands vehicles for Japanese securitizations brings originators and arrangers the benefit of a user-friendly jurisdiction. By Philip Paschalides and Heather Bestwick
  • Tougher disclosure regime upgrades Japanese markets The Japanese government has been improving both the information flow and accessibility for investors in its public and private capital markets, in line with global best practices. By Hiroyuki Ishizuka and Yutaka Kitamura
  • Companies prepare employees for life after retirement Companies in Japan are looking at new investment schemes to ensure employees have enough money in their pension funds when they retire. By Hideki Thurgood Kano and Wakako Sekiyama
  • How to buy shares in Korean companies Joon Park, Chang Sik Hwang and Do Young Kim of Kim & Chang focus on the legal and regulatory environment surrounding investments in Korean companies by means of a share purchase
  • New US-Japan tax treaty offers investment boost Less withholding tax on royalty, dividend and interest income on investments between the US and Japan will ensure bilateral economic relations grow even stronger, says Atsushi Fujieda
  • Momentum builds towards leveraged finance surge in Japan Japan's legal framework makes leveraged buyouts tricky to complete, yet careful structuring has meant these transactions are growing in popularity. By John McClenahan and Ken Kiyohara
  • UK private equity: a year in review Sarah Cloke of Clifford Chance looks back on a year of developments in tax treatment, partnership law, insolvency rules and freedom of information