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KKR vs. Bain Capital - Competing TOBs for FUJISOFT (Part 2)
Blakemore & Mitsuki Analyzes Legal Issues Related to KKR’s and Bain Capital's Competing TOBs for FUJISOFT
Date : Oct 27, 2024
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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KKR vs. Bain Capital - Competing TOBs for FUJISOFT
Blakemore & Mitsuki Analyzes Legal Issues Related to KKR’s and Bain Capital's Competing TOBs for FUJISOFT
Appendix A: KKR vs. Bain Capital / Time Series Table
Date : Sep 12, 2024
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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Analysis of the MBO in Japan Involving APAMAN
-Is an MBO that effectively blocks a competing TOB without consent legal under Japanese law?
Appendix A: MBO Involving APAMAN /Related Parties Table
Annex B: Analysis of the MBO Involving APAMAN/Table of Time Series
Date : Aug 28, 2024
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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TAKEOVER without CONSENT (UNFRIENDLY TAKEOVER) vs. MBO
-Analysis of Roland DG's (Taiyo) response to Brother's takeover offer without consent (with comments on Taisho Pharmaceutical's MBO)
Roland D.G. Roland DG Corporation MBO and Proposed Acquisition by Brother without Consent /Timeline
Date : July 25, 2024
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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ACQUISITION OF JAPANESE COMPANY BY US PE FIRM
On December 10, 2022, Blakemore & Mitsuki hosted a web-conference with a large Japanese financial institution and a major US law firm to analyze a simulated stock purchase transaction involving a seller of a Japanese corporation, a buyer and its parent (each of such buyer and parent was assumed to be a subsidiary of a US PE firm).
Date : Feb 16, 2022
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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ACQUISITIONS IN JAPAN
Blakemore & Mitsuki held a web-conference on June 29, 2021, in which matters relating to the Nichii Gakkan/ Bain Capital MBO transaction were analyzed
Date : July 16, 2021
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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STRATEGIC M&A TAX ADVICE
Stock-for-Stock M&A to Be More Deregulated in Japan
Date : February 1, 2021
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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CAPITAL MARKETS NEWS IN JAPAN
Mizuho Securities, acting as Lead Underwriter, Judged Liable for Damages, by Japan's Supreme Court - the First Such Case in Japan's Judicial History Relating to IPOs
Date : December 29, 2020
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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CAPITAL MARKETS NEWS IN JAPAN
Japan’s Financial Services Agency Is Scheduled to Commence Handling, in English, Registration Procedures and Supervision, in January 2021
Date : November 12, 2020
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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STRATEGIC M&A TAX ADVICE
Tax Avoidance Strategies Involving M&A: Not Allowing the Intentional Creation of Losses
Date : December 13, 2019
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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STRATEGIC M&A TAX ADVICE
The Ace of Diamonds is Now in Trouble
Date : October 2, 2019
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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STRATEGIC M&A TAX ADVICE
Protocol Amending Tax Convention with the United States Executed
Date : September 27, 2019
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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STRATEGIC M&A TAX ADVICE
No Tax Burden Will Be Imposed on TOB Using Own Shares
Date : September 5, 2019
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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STRATEGIC M&A TAX ADVICE
No Tax Paid by Soft Bank Group due to not only the Foreign Dividend Exclusion Rule but also the Book value Principle.
Date : August 17, 2019
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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STRATEGIC M&A TAX ADVICE
The Source of Funds Transferred from Foreign Subsidiary to Its Parent Should Be Divided into Retained Earnings and Capital Surplus - Approved by the Tokyo High Court.
Date : August 17, 2019
Responsible partner : Akimitsu Kamori
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