M&A Report 2021: Japan | International Financial Law Review
March 16 2021 The Japanese M&A market in 2020, like markets globally, was deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, there was a dramatic decrease in outbound deal volume with Japanese corporations instead focusing on the domestic market. Japanese companies continued the trend of shedding non-core assets and consolidating their businesses. According to data from Dealogic, Japan's M&A deal volume in 2020 fell to 538 total transactions, with a total deal value of over $73 billion. Although deal volume was down from 2019, globally Japan was only surpassed by Germa...
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