As business objectives evolve, Japanese companies are increasingly looking to sell their non-core subsidiaries and business lines abroad (Target Business).

On August 31, 2023, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry formulated and announced the Guidelines for Corporate Takeovers (the "Guidelines").

In April 2022, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) implemented changes to market classifications in order to clarify the concept of each classification and to motivate companies...

The Exemption allows a GP to conduct marketing activities and investment management activities for the LPS without being registered as either a Type II FIBO or an IMBO.

Recently, there has been increased scrutiny and restrictions implemented on foreign direct investment ("FDI") in the world's main economies.

The Japanese economy ranks third in the world in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), but ranks 51st in TMF Group's Global Business Complexity Index 2022 – which ranks 77 jurisdictions...

How many originals should be executed and delivered? This question is frequently asked by Japanese companies when concluding a commercial agreement

In response to known challenges concerning ESG evaluation and data provision, including transparency and fairness of evaluation, and the expanding role of organizations which provide these services, ...

On 30 June 2023, the Working Group on Impact Investment ("Working Group"), which was established under the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance of the Financial Services Agency of Japan...

Recent inbound investments into Japan, both in the public and private spheres, have been strongly buoyed by a broad range of foreign investors, from private equity to the industrial investors.

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On 20 April 2023 the EC adopted a new legislative package aimed at further simplifying its procedures for reviewing transactions under the European Merger Control Regulation (EUMR) (Merger Simplification Package).

M&A volume in Japan have been on the rise in recent years. In addition to traditional acquisitions of mature companies and businesses, M&A transactions involving platformers, AI companies, and other tech-related ...

Companies Act Amendments to Enhance Corporate Governance The Companies Act of Japan was amended on December 4, 2019 ("Amended Companies Act")

How would you describe the shareholder activism landscape in Japan? With Japan's new generation of shareholders more willing to exercise their voting powers...

The database version supports working from home and telecommuting, and back issues from the first issue allow you to search, collect, check, download...

On April 4, 2022, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) reorganized its five segments into three markets: the Prime Market for global companies, Standard Market for medium-sized...

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