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Mergers and Acquisitions/Reorganizations

Ensuring successful M&A outcomes drawing on our expertise, experience, and creativity

We handle a diverse range of matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, investments, restructurings, and corporate alliances across various industries and sectors around the world. To meet our clients’ M&A needs, we offer seamless and integrated service for the whole transaction process, including the evaluation of business opportunities, participation in sales processes as buyers or sellers, conducting due diligence, and the structuring, negotiation, and completion of the transaction.

Our lawyers have advised on some of the largest and most complex cross-border transactions and can draw on their extensive experience in managing and conducting due diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, and communicating and liaising with applicable regulatory authorities. Our lawyers are regularly seconded to governmental agencies and regulatory bodies and are involved in the development of Japanese laws and regulations relating to M&A.

We are particularly well positioned to handle large and complex transactions that require the quick assembly of a team of lawyers with expertise across a range of practice areas. We are able to draw upon our size and breadth of practice areas; our extensive experience in a variety of business sectors; the strong relationships we enjoy with Japanese regulatory authorities, stock exchanges, and industry experts; and our deep understanding of the Japanese court system. Whether it is a matter of corporate law, finance, labor, antitrust, tax, intellectual property, real estate, litigation, bankruptcy, or other area of law, we have the lawyers suited to serve our clients’ needs.

Mergers and Acquisitions/Reorganizations：People

Mergers and Acquisitions/Reorganizations：Newsletters

Jan. 15, 2024 CORPORATE NEWSLETTER: A Lookback on Foreign Investment Regulations in Japan in 2023
Jan. 15, 2024 INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW BULLETIN: A Lookback on Foreign Investment Regulations in Japan in 2023
Sep. 11, 2023 RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY NEWSLETTER: Turnaround ADR (1) ~ the most common out-of-court workout process for large companies ~

Mergers and Acquisitions/Reorganizations：News

Dec. 7, 2023Awards: Top rankings received in The Nikkei's "Corporate Legal Tax Affairs and Lawyer Survey 2023"
Nov. 30, 2023Awards: MHM lawyers selected in “Who’s Who Legal: Global Practice Area Report 2023” and “Thought Leaders Report 2023”
Jul. 27, 2023Awards: Top rankings received from IFLR1000 2023
Jun. 8, 2023Awards: MHM receives awards at ALB Japan Law Awards 2023
Apr. 28, 2023Works: MHM handles BIPROGY Inc's acquisition of majority of the shares in AFON IT, a Singapore's EPR Solution company

Mergers and Acquisitions/Reorganizations：Seminars

Jul. 11, 2023External Seminars: "Current Status and Key Points of Carve-out M&A (Part 60): Commentary Focusing on Complex Multinational Carve-out Cases"
Nov. 1, 2022External Seminars: "Public vs private: the cost / benefit of being a public company"
Jul. 15, 2020MHM Seminars: "Making European Investments a Long-Term Success：Post-merger integration amid COVID-19 – with a view on Germany"
Feb. 13, 2020External Seminars: "European M&A Seminar for Japanese Expats"
Jan. 29, 2020MHM Seminars: "Digital Health and Law"

Mergers and Acquisitions/Reorganizations：Publications

Magazine Article: "M&A Guidelines for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (Third Edition)" and "Promotion of M&A Support by Financial Institutions, etc." - Impact on M&A for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Magazine Article: "Going Private Transactions: Measures to Ensure Fairness and Competing Proposals"
Magazine Article: "[Forum for Trusts] The Act on the Promotion of Cash Flow-Based Lending - Focusing on Regulations Regarding Trusts Pertaining to Enterprise Value Charge"
Article: "Chambers Global Practice Guides Shareholders' Rights and Shareholder Activism 2024 - Japan Chapter"
Article: "In-Depth: Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation Edition 5 - Japan Chapter"