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On January 31, 2007, the Japan Fair Trade Commission published for public comment a draft of the revised "Guidelines on the Application of the Anti-Monopoly Act to Reviewing Business Combination".

On June 28, 2019, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry issued the "Fair M&A Guidelines.

The Anti-Avoidance Rule authorizes tax authorities to disallow a taxpayer's act or calculation if "the corporate tax burden is determined to have been unduly decreased" due to reorganization transactions...

On January 1, 2010, amendments to the Japanese Anti-Monopoly Act (the "AMA") that substantially revise Japan’s pre-merger notification system came into effect.

According to a recent KPMG report, the global M&A landscape in 2024 signals a rebound despite challenges like geopolitical tensions, high interest rates, and persistent inflation for much of the year.

This article highlights a few interesting insights from an interview of Nigel Collins (RPC) and Mangyo Kinoshita (southgate) conducted by Brunswick Group.

Keita Tokura and Hirofumi Mizuma of Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune discuss Japan's new "Guidelines for Corporate Takeovers – Enhancing Corporate Value and Securing Shareholders' Interests"...

On April 1, 2020, the Act to Partially Amend the Civil Code ("Amendment") will come into effect, with some exceptions.

Japanese institutional investors have been steadily increasing their allocations to private equity, private credit, infrastructure and other private markets strategies.

Recently, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) decided to revise the current regulation regarding the tender offer system and large...

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.

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 ...

n recent years, major global private equity funds have been actively investing in Japan. Along with their expanded presence, there has been the need for transactions...

On July 17, 2018, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Stoyas v. Toshiba Corporation, holding that the Supreme Court's decision in Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd.

Japan has long presented a challenging environment for international investors despite having had very lenient foreign investment control. The challenges arise out of certain invisible barriers...