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International

Jan. 8, 2013

Japanese companies pursue mid-market deals

It was a record year for Japanese outbound mergers and acquisitions. But it wasn't only big companies buying. California also saw an uptick in middle-market activity from Japanese companies.


By Andrew McIntyre


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Last year was a record year for Japanese outbound mergers and acquisitions, and California saw its share of multibillion-dollar deals. But middle-market activity from Japanese companies also ticked up in the Golden State during 2012, deal lawyers in Los Angeles and the Bay Area say. "It's no longer just the big guys," said Michael J. Mies, a Palo Alto-based Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & F...

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