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M&A in Japan
Author(s) -
Metwalli Ali M.,
Tang Roger Y. W.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of corporate accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1097-0053
pISSN - 1044-8136
DOI - 10.1002/jcaf.20087
Subject(s) - restructuring , business , developed country , economy , economics , finance , demography , population , sociology
Japan is roughly the second largest economy in the world. However, the amount of M&A activity in Japan has been less than in other industrialized countries. And most Japanese M&A has been domestic—Japanese firms acquiring other Japanese companies. But recent changes have created a more favorable environment for corporate restructuring and M&A activity. Does this mean new opportunities for investors outside of Japan? © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.