Number 7

     

 
   Observations from Japanese M&A Practice 
 




















  
  



    

 
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The corporate strategy driving Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel has been to shake off the limits of its home market and grow as a global player. Masanori Bito and Masakazu Iwakura write as the deal closes that the transaction highlights new challenges faced by Japanese acquirers in the US that have not previously received much attention.