JAPAN Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Takao Shojima, Naohiro Nomura and Taiki Hirono Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (AMT) is one of the largest full-service law firms in Japan, with more than 700 lawyers. It is headquartered in Tokyo, with branch offices in Osaka and Nagoya and overseas offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok and Brussels. AMT has also established associated firms in Jakarta, Hong Kong and London. The firm’s combined resources and net - work afford it a rare capacity to advise on some of
the largest and most complex cross-sector transac - tions. AMT regularly advises on various joint venture projects, including the setting up, structuring and preparation of relevant agreements, and governance of joint venture companies, as well as advising on in - vestment and exit solutions for venture capital firms. The team also provides counsel on joint venture- related issues such as foreign direct investment and merger control regulations.
Authors
Takao Shojima is a partner of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune who has practiced as a Japanese qualified lawyer for some 20 years. He was admitted to the NY Bar in 2012. Takao has substantial experience in mergers
Taiki Hirono is a senior associate at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. His practice focuses on both cross- border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, as well as general corporate matters. He has extensive
and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, and private equity. Recently, Takao advised a Japanese listed company to set up a joint venture company using a company split arrangement, and he has assisted overseas venture capitals with investing in Japanese start-ups, providing them with a variety of services including the preparation of joint venture agreements, structuring advice, governance advice and counsel on FDI regulation issues.
experience advising clients on joint venture formations involving domestic companies, as well as on partnerships between domestic and international entities across various industries, including manufacturing, service provision, pharmaceuticals and agriculture. His most recent work includes advising on a joint venture formed as a result of a company split between a domestic and an overseas company.
Naohiro Nomura is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune who specialises in general corporate and M&A. He also has extensive experience in joint ventures, strategic alliances, corporate restructuring,
corporate governance, labour law and litigation. He has advised many listed and unlisted companies on the establishment of new companies as joint ventures and the formation of joint ventures through M&A. Recently, he has focused his practice on advising on the formation of joint ventures in carve- out M&A using company splits.
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