This paper deals with the "Tender Offer" system and the "Large Shareholding Report" system under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan. Before explaining the details of regulations, an introduction to the situation in Japan regarding tender offers and corporate takeovers is given

This is the transcript of an interview with French M&A lawyers regarding French takeover rules and practices, mainly on the issues about interactions between market practices and takeover rules. Maître Segain is a very knowledgeable lawyer with extensive experience in French takeover deals and...

For a Japanese model of takeover rules, the following regulatory approaches may be considered:1) imposition of restrictions to unlimited share trading by means of defensive measures and/or by providing relevant provisions in the Companies Act, but with minimum restriction possible to the tender...