Mergermarket M&A Forum Japan 2023
The premier M&A forum in Japan
The Conrad, Tokyo and online
29
Jun
Cross-border deals: Finding opportunities
Overseas players strong appetite for the Japanese market continues whilst Japanese companies have been active in engaging in cross-border M&A. Both inbound and outbound strategies have a common goal, the aim to build global-level business models for the future of sustainable growth and pivot focus to participate in the markets that offer value in the current economic climate. Our panel of experienced investors and dealmakers outline the driving forces for cross-border activity, including the hotspots in the Japanese market.
- Which sectors in the region are most attractive to overseas dealmakers?
- What are the key challenges for executing cross-border deals during the acquisition spree this year?
- How are companies forging ties with internationals partners to drive M&A?
- How are companies integrating domestic & overseas operations to establish global management systems and structures?
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SpeakersJoseph Fisher Partner HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS GJBJ
Sabrina Chia Partner and Head of Distribution FUSION
Ferdinando “Nani” Falco Beccalli Senior Founding Partner, Chairman FALCO GLOBAL PARTNERS
Daimon Punjabi Managing Director UNISON CAPITAL
Takashi Ohara Partner BAIN & COMPANY
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Joe is a Partner within the Herbert Smith Freehills' Corporate team in Tokyo.
Joe has worked on a wide range of corporate matters with a particular focus on M&A, joint ventures and general corporate and commercial transactions. He regularly advises on transactions in both developed and emerging markets and has worked on deals across numerous jurisdictions in the firm's London and Tokyo offices. Joe also has experience across a wide range of sectors including TMT, consumer, energy, manufacturing and industrials.
Joe was named as a "Next Generation Partner" for Corporate / M&A in Japan by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2024, and is ranked as a leading lawyer for Corporate / M&A in Japan by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024.
He is admitted to practice in New Zealand and in England and Wales and is a licensed Registered Foreign Lawyer (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi) in Japan.
Sabrina Chia is a Partner and Head of Distribution at Fusion. She is a qualified M&A lawyer with over 15 years of M&A and corporate experience. She has previously worked in various in-house roles covering different industries in multinational companies in APAC. Sabrina graduated from the National University of Singapore and is based in Singapore. She is a 2022 Insurance Business Asia Elite Women award winner.
Ferdinando “Nani” Falco Beccalli is Chairman & CEO of Falco Holding, Senior Founding Partner & Chairman of Falco Global Partners, and President & CEO of Falco Enterprises. He serves as Senior Advisor to Quadrivio Group, as Chairman of ASK Chemicals and as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels.
Prior to his current roles, he spent 40 years at GE. Having started his career in the United States in 1975, he served in leadership positions in the U.S., the Netherlands, Japan, Belgium and Germany, and left the company in 2014 as Senior Vice President and member of the Corporate Executive Council responsible for GE Europe.
He also served as Senior Advisor of Rhône Group; on the Science and Technology Advisory Council to European Commission President José Manuel Barroso; on the Supervisory Board of Covestro AG; as President of ENAV S.p.A and of GE Avio S.r.l; as Chairman of the Board of Wellbore Integrity Solutions; as Member of the Board of Neovia Logistics, of Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc., of INTER RAO, of the Foreign Policy Association in New York, of the John F. Kennedy Atlantic Forum in Berlin, of the GE Foundation,of the Junior Achievement Young Enterprise and of the Emmanuel Center Stiftung, and was Member of the Trilateral Commission, of the International Business Advisory Councils of the cities of Jerusalem, Rome and Rotterdam, and of the International Board of Overseers of the Sabancı University in Istanbul. He acted as a Senior Advisor to A.T. Kearney Italia andto the Steering Committee of the LUISS School of Government in Rome, and was International Advisor to the Bocconi University in Milan, to Prime Minister Raffarin of France and to the Polish Minister of Finance in 1995.
In 2007, President Napolitano appointed him Cavaliere del Lavoro (Knight of Merit for Labor). In 2008, President Sarkozy has granted him the Legion of Honor.
A native of Italy, Mr. Falco Beccalli earned a master's degree in chemical engineering from the Polytechnic of Torino in Italy.
Daimon Punjabi joined Unison Capital in 2012. Prior to Unison Capital, he worked at the Investment Banking Division of SMBC Nikko Securities and Nikko Citigroup, where he was primarily engaged in corporate finance and M&A advisory for consumer and retail sectors. Mr. Punjabi holds a BBA in Finance and Investments from the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College in New York.
Takashi Ohara is member of Bain & Company’s Technology, Telecommunications, Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategy practices.
He has more than 15 years of experience in advising clients across industries, including electronics, automotive, consumer products and services.
He holds deep expertise in such topics as corporate turnaround strategy, growth strategy, cost transformation, digital marketing, and M&A. He leads Tokyo office's M&A practice.