Mergermarket M&A Awards - Japan 2022

Celebrating success in Japanese M&A

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2022 Winners:


The complete list of the Japan M&A Award winners 2022 is as follows:

  • Mid-Market M&A Financial Adviser of the Year 50-300 million USD:
    Nomura


  • Mid-Market M&A Legal Adviser of the Year 50-300 million USD:
    Nishimura & Asahi


  • Consumer M&A Financial Adviser of the Year:
    Nomura


  • Consumer M&A Legal Adviser of the Year:
    Nishimura & Asahi


  • Financial Services M&A Financial Adviser of the Year:
    Morgan Stanley


  • Financial Services M&A Legal Adviser of the Year:
    Nishimura & Asahi


  • Financial Services M&A Deal of the Year:
    Mitsubishi Corp. - UBS Realty Inc (KKR)


  • Industrials & Chemicals M&A Financial Adviser of the Year:
    Morgan Stanley


  • Industrials & Chemicals M&A Legal Adviser of the Year:
    Nishimura & Asahi


  • Industrials & Chemicals M&A Deal of the Year:
    JSR Corporation (ENEOS Corporation)


  • Pharmaceuticals, Medical and Biotech M&A Financial Adviser of the Year:
    SMBC Nikko


  • Pharmaceuticals, Medical and Biotech M&A Legal Adviser of the Year:
    Nishimura & Asahi


  • Pharmaceuticals, Medical and Biotech M&A Deal of the Year:
    FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd (PeptiDream Inc)


  • Technology, Media & Telecom M&A Financial Adviser of the Year:
    Morgan Stanley


  • Technology, Media & Telecom M&A Legal Adviser of the Year:
    White & Case LLP


  • Technology, Media, and Telecom M&A Deal of the Year:
    Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd (Polaris Capital Group)


  • Outbound M&A Financial Adviser of the Year:
    Morgan Stanley


  • Outbound M&A Legal Adviser of the Year:
    Nishimura & Asahi


  • Private Equity Legal Adviser of the Year in conjunction with AVCJ:
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu


  • Private Equity Deal of the Year Mid Cap (USD 50m – 500m):
    JAG Energy (The Carlyle Group)


  • Private Equity Deal of the Year Large Cap (USD 500m and above):
    MAFTEC (Apollo)


  • Boutique M&A Financial Adviser of the Year:
    Houlihan Lokey


  • M&A Financial Adviser of the Year:
    Morgan Stanley


  • M&A Legal Adviser of the Year: 
    Nishimura & Asahi


  • M&A Deal of the Year:
    Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (ENEOS Corporation)


For the press release of Japan M&A Awards 2022, please visit here.