Our winners for the Japan M&A Awards 2021 have been announced. Congratulations to all the winning firms listed below.

M&A Financial Adviser of the Year

Morgan Stanley

M&A Legal Adviser of the Year

Nishimura & Asahi

Boutique M&A Financial Adviser of the Year

GCA Corporation

Private Equity Legal Adviser of the Year

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Outbound M&A Financial Adviser of the Year

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Outbound M&A Legal Adviser of the Year

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

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

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Mid-Market M&A Legal Adviser of the Year 50-300 million USD

Nishimura & Asahi

Consumer M&A Financial Adviser of the Year

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

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

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Industrials & Chemicals M&A Financial Adviser of the Year

Deloitte

Industrials & Chemicals M&A Legal Adviser of the Year

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Pharmaceuticals, Medical and Biotech M&A Financial Adviser of the Year

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Pharmaceuticals, Medical and Biotech M&A Legal Adviser of the Year

Nishimura & Asahi

Technology, Media, and Telecom M&A Financial Adviser of the Year

Morgan Stanley

Technology, Media, and Telecom M&A Legal Adviser of the Year

Morrison & Foerster LLP

M&A Innovation of the Year

Frontier Management Inc.

Consumer M&A Deal of the Year

Lixil Viva Corporation

(Arcland Sakamoto)

Financial Services M&A Deal of the Year

Hitachi Capital Corporation

(Mitsubishi HC Capital)

Industrials & Chemicals M&A Deal of the Year

Showa Corporation, Nissin Kogyo, Keihin Corporation

(Hitachi Automotive Systems)

Pharmaceuticals, Medical and Biotech M&A Deal of the Year

Alinamin Pharmaceutical

(Blackstone)

Technology, Media, and Telecom M&A Deal of the Year

GlobalLogic

(Hitachi)

Private Equity Deal of the Year Large Cap (USD 500m and above)

Alinamin Pharmaceutical

(Blackstone)

Private Equity Deal of the Year Mid Cap (USD 50m – 500m)

Q'sai

(Advantage Partners)

M&A Deal of the Year

GlobalLogic

(Hitachi)