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Overview of Guidelines for Corporate Takeovers

• Corporate
• M&A

• Yusuke Sahashi

This article was written as of January 2024.

On August 31, 2023, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ("METI") published its "Guidelines for Corporate Takeovers (Enhancing Corporate Value and Securing Shareholders' Interests)" ("Takeover Guidelines") . In November 2022, METI launched the "Fair Acquisition Study Group" in order to improve predictability and present best practices both for parties involved in acquisitions and for capital market participants. The Takeover