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Biosimilar Manufacturers to Expand Offerings in Europe and Japan

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On June 9, 2025, biosimilar manufacturers Samsung Bioepis and Alvotech announced separate deals to expand their respective offerings in Japan and Europe. ...more

A&O Shearman

Is life returning to the private equity exit market?

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Following a period in which financial sponsors have struggled to realize an acceptable prices for their assets, signs point towards a brighter outlook for 2025. At the start of 2024 private equity firms were hoping that...more

White & Case LLP

Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

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Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Competition authorities crackdown on employment markets: a new era for cartels

At the end of last year, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a guilty plea for wage fixing, resulting in its first criminal conviction with Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter saying: “[t]oday’s guilty plea...more

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Renewables push drives M&A in Japan’s energy sector

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Ambitious decarbonization targets and high investment returns are drawing interest from both local and international buyers - M&A in Japan’s energy and utilities sectors has reached a new peak in recent years, with 24 deals...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Private Equity in Japan: With Opportunities Come Continuing Challenges

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Firms targeting assets divested by conglomerates still face obstacles, though barriers to PE investment in Japan are gradually falling. Many hurdles that traditionally challenged private equity firms looking to invest in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Japan and EU Sign the Economic Partnership Agreement – One of the Largest Bilateral Trade Partnerships to Date

On July 17, 2018, Japan and the European Union (EU) have signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) which will remove EU import duties on Japanese cars as well as the vast majority of tariffs on imports of European meat,...more

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Gun-jumping and Procedural Compliance

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The EU and U.S. competition authorities have been and remain active in enforcing gun-jumping cases, while in recent years other competition authorities across the world, including in China, have also become increasingly...more

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