The shortlist for Mergermarket's Japan M&A Awards 2018 has been announced.
International M&A Financial Adviser of the Year
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
- JP Morgan
- Morgan Stanley
Domestic M&A Financial Adviser of the Year
- Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
- Deloitte
- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- Nomura Holdings, Inc.
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc
Boutique M&A Financial Adviser of the Year
- Frontier Management Inc
- GCA Corporation
- Lincoln International LLC
International M&A Legal Adviser of the Year
- Baker McKenzie
- Jones Day
- Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Domestic M&A Legal Adviser of the Year
- Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
- Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
- Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- Nishimura & Asahi
Private Equity Deal of the Year Large Cap (Private Equity firm) in conjunction with AVCJ
- Bain Capital
- MBK
- KKR
- Japan Industrial Partners
Private Equity Deal of the Year Mid Cap (Private Equity firm) in conjunction with AVCJ
- Advantage Partners
- Aspirant
- CITIC Capital Japan
- CLSA
- Integral
- J-Star
- Longreach Group
- NSSK
- Polaris
- Tokio Marine Capital
- Unison
Private Equity Legal Adviser of the Year in conjunction with AVCJ
- Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
- Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
- Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- Nishimura & Asahi
- Ropes & Gray LLP
Mid-Market M&A Financial Adviser of the Year 50-300 million USD
- Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
- Deloitte
- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- Morgan Stanley
- Nomura Holdings, Inc.
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc
Mid-Market M&A Legal Adviser of the Year 50-300 million USD
- Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
- Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- Nishimura & Asahi
Outbound M&A Financial Adviser of the Year
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Citi
- Deloitte
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
- KPMG
- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- Morgan Stanley
- Nomura Holdings, Inc.
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Outbound M&A Legal Adviser of the Year
- Baker McKenzie
- Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Linklaters
- Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
- Nishimura & Asahi
Technology, Media & Telecom M&A Financial Adviser of the Year
- Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
- Morgan Stanley
- Nomura Holdings, Inc.
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc
Technology, Media & Telecom M&A Legal Adviser of the Year
- Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
- Nishimura & Asahi
Industrials & Chemicals M&A Financial Adviser of the Year
- Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
- Morgan Stanley
- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- Nomura Holdings, Inc
- PwC
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc
- UBS Investment Bank
Industrials & Chemicals M&A Legal Adviser of the Year
- Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
- Baker McKenzie
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
- Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- Nishimura & Asahi
Consumer M&A Financial Adviser of the Year
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Deloitte
- JPMorgan
- Morgan Stanley
- Nomura Holdings, Inc.
- PwC
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc
Consumer M&A Legal Adviser of the Year
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
- Baker McKenzie
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
- Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- Nishimura & Asahi
- Shearman & Sterling LLP
Financial Services M&A Financial Adviser of the Year
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
- Nomura Holdings, Inc.
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc
Financial Services M&A Legal Adviser of the Year
- Baker McKenzie
- Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
- Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- Nishimura & Asahi
- Shearman & Sterling LLP
M&A Innovation of the Year
This award provides firms (either Legal, Financial or Consulting) the opportunity to highlight its unique and innovative approach to deal-making in Japan. Firms are invited to pitch one deal during the qualifying period 1st April 2017-31st March 2018 that best demonstrates its position at the forefront of new thinking on Japanese M&A. Firms should submit pitches directly to sarah.doyle@acuris.com by the 11th May 2018.
These awards are given at the discretion of the expert judging panel, based on notable deals during the qualifying period 1st April 2017-31st March 2018
- Financial Services M&A Deal of the Year (corporate winner)
- Consumer M&A Deal of the Year (corporate winner)
- Industrials and Chemicals M&A Deal of the Year (corporate winner)
- Technology, Media & Telecom M&A Deal of the Year (corporate winner)
- M&A Deal of the Year (corporate winner)
