On January 31, 2024, the Financial Services Agency published the "Casebook for Guarantors to Avoid Personal Bankruptcy" (hereinafter referred to as the "Casebook").
According to the report by the Japan Securities Dealers Association and the Japanese Bankers Association (Securitisation Market Trends Survey Report – Issuance Trends in Fiscal 2022)...
Despite the substantial amount of lip service being paid to the revitalizing role that could be played by mergers and acquisitions, the fact is that Japan remains a significantly under-developed market for public M&A activity. Year-on-year change rates are high but M&A as well as inward FDI are miniscule compared to other major OECD nations.