On February 16, 2024, the Cabinet of Japan approved a bill to amend, among three other laws, the Limited Partnership Act for Investment (the Act).

Despite a recent trend in the press to focus on economic challenges: whether trade wars, Brexit, or in Japan's case the impact of negative interest rates, and the structural problems posed by an aging population...

Singapore partners John Rogers and Thomas Granger have recently been discussing private equity fund structures with Asian-Mena Counsel Offshore Update.

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...

A NEW US$150 million venture capital fund in Japan, launched by former Goldman Sachs vice-chair Kathy Matsui, made the headlines recently as one of Japan's first environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused venture capital funds.

The amendments should also enable foreign corporate groups with Japanese subsidiaries to efficiently manage their funds.

On June 7, the amended ordinances (the "Amended Ordinances") prepared by the Japanese government to implement amendments to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act

In September 2023, Josys Inc, a Japanese software as a serviceand device management platform, closed a series B funding round of USD93 million. This news was widely covered by tech media outlets...