7/12/2022 5:52:24 AM Divesting distressed overseas businesses – guidance for Japanese sellers By Jochen Ellrott Marvin Knapp Japan Inc has embarked upon the overdue process of unbundling its conglomerate structures. Businesses that are being put up for sale...
6/22/2022 1:17:38 AM Options for Russian operations of Japanese companies By Jochen Ellrott Igor Gerber Many Japanese companies have suspended or reduced Russian operations for now or are considering doing so given the current geo-political...
6/17/2022 3:40:23 AM Will the weak yen stoke up inbound M&A activity into Japan? By Jochen Ellrott In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Nomura’s chief executive Kentaro Okuda expressed his expectation that the weakening of...
6/15/2022 7:26:26 AM How does ESG impact M&A? By Jochen Ellrott ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) is driving businesses globally to re-think, re-calibrate and sometimes even re-invent their...
2/15/2022 2:17:52 AM Japan M&A in 2022 By Jochen Ellrott My partner Ethan Klingsberg in our NY office has recently shared his thoughts on M&A trends in 2022. His predictions include an increase...