[Online seminar co-hosted by Hibiya Nakata Law Office and FRONTEO Co., Ltd.]

In 2024, the number of M&A deals reached an all-time high.
At the same time, the number of "unforeseen problems" is definitely increasing.
In this seminar, lawyers Shunsuke Inoue and Risa Haruyama of Hibiya Nakata Law Office will use actual cases and court cases in which they were involved as advisors to clearly explain from a legal perspective, "In what situations did problems occur, and why?" and "How could they have been prevented?"

[Contents] (planned)
• Introduction: More M&A, more trouble
• Troubles over the purchase price: "Deciding later" is no decision
• Problems with representations and warranties: "Never" is never
• Covenant issues: It's hard to "stand on your own"
• Summary: What legal professionals can do to avoid problems later
• Q&A

Shunsuke Inoue Attorney
Partner, Hibiya Nakata Law Office

As an M&A and JV expert, he has been involved in over 100 projects both domestically and internationally, leading many to success. He has published numerous essays and seminars on M&A, competition law, etc. He came to his current position after working at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Law Firm and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. He is a lecturer for non-graduate students at the University of Tokyo Law School. His publications include ``Cross-border M&A Legal Practice'' (Shoji Homu, co-author).

Lisa Haruyama Attorney at Law
Associate, Hibiya Nakata Law Office

He has been involved in many domestic and international M&A transactions and has particularly in-depth knowledge of the Foreign Exchange Act and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act as they relate to M&A.