Mergermarket M&A Forum 2022 - Japan | ION Analytics | 15 September 2022 | The Conrad, Tokyo, Online

Top reasons to attend:
• Regional view: Discover the themes and trends that will dominate Japanese M&A in the year ahead
• Corporates: Hear from top corporates and M&A experts in Japan about their insights into domestic and outbound dealmaking
• Sectoral and regional insights: Gain the latest updates on dealmaking across Asia and beyond, in sectors ranging from technology to healthcare
• Strategies: Hear from leading corporates and private equity professionals on their investment strategies for the region
• Network: Connect with 400+ senior delegates, including 120+ corporate investors and 25+ speakers from Japan and Asia

Topics discussed will include:
• Latest activity in the Japanese domestic M&A market including carve outs, divestitures of non-core assets, portfolio management
• Navigating outbound M&A deals in a post-pandemic world – opportunities in the pipeline and challenges with due diligence
• The continued growth of shareholder activism and corporate governance in the region, including the unwinding of parent-child listings and hostile takeovers
• Sectors: updates on technology and healthcare deals in the region
• Private equity activity in the region and how Japanese strategics are competing

2021 Past Speakers

KEYNOTE:

Takayuki Morita
President And Chief Executive Officer (Representative Director),NEC Corporation

In Joon Hwang
Senior Managing Corporate Officer, Cgio (Chief Global Investment Officer), Z Holdings Corporation

SPEAKERS:

Kensaku Bessho
Managing Director, Investment Banking Business Unit, Mitsubishi UFL Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.

Seth Fischer
Founder And Chief Investment Officer, Oasis Management

Dominic Henderson
Managing Director- Japan, Morrow Sodali

Takeshi Hitomi
Partner, M&A Group Leader, NTT Data Institute Of Management Consulting, Inc.

Masahiko Ishida
Partner/head Of Corporate-japan, DLA Piper Tokyo Partnership

Gaurav Jain
Managing Director, XIB Inc.

Charandeep Kaur

Shinichiro Kita
Representative Director/ Senior Partner, Advantage Partners

Kazushige Kobayashi
Managing Director, MCP Asset Management

Rei Kyogoku
Executive Officer, Head Of Investment Banking, SMBC Nikko Securities

Tsuyoshi Maruki
CEO & Representative Director, Strategic Capital

Nobuhiko Masuto
Representative Director And President, GCA Partners Corporation

Ashwyn Misra
Partner, Trilegal

Alicia Ogawa
Director, Project On Japanese Corporate Governance And Stewardship, Columbia Business School

Hiroaki Ota
Director And Executive Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd

Seiji Ota
Partner, Deal Advisory, KPMG

Koji Sasaki
President And Managing Partner, T Capital Partners

Naoya Seguchi
Head Of M&A Advisory, Mitsubishi Corporation

Yoichiro Shimizu
Head Of Japan, Datasite

Yuji Takei
Managing Director, Private Equity, Bain Capital

Yoichi Tamagawa
Co-head Japan Private Equity, Pag Japan

Gen Tsuchikawa
Chief Investment Manager, Sony Innovation Fund

Ed Vinales
Public Markets Editor-Asia Pacific, Deal reporter & Parr

Tatsuya Yumoto
Founding Partner, Investment Committee Member, J-star Co., Ltd