Crimson Phoenix has advised RYODEN Corporation (TSE Prime: 8084) on its acquisition of TOPAS electronic AG, a Hannover-based semiconductor and technology services business, in a deal that completed on 1 July 2026. We are proud to have supported RYODEN throughout this process. This deal reflects the kind of cross-border work that we do best: helping … Read more
Crimson Phoenix’s Managing Director, Yuuichiro Nakajima, took part in a podcast to disucss Japan-related cross-border M&A trends and issues with Steve Crane from Export to Japan. The Japan-related M&A market remains active and both its volume and value continue on their upward trends. Particularly there are more Japan-inbound deals, as management, shareholders and “society” become … Read more
“Phoenix”, by Katsushika Hokusai, the creature’s crimson plumage and feathers glowing in dramatic contrast to the indigo blue background. Hokusai painted this crimson phoenix on the ceiling of the Higashimachi Festival Float, now kept at the Hokusai-kan Museum in Obuse, Nagano Prefecture, in 1844 at the age of 85. A copy of this painting now … Read more
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Crimson Phoenix, the M&A advisory firm specialising in Japan-related cross-border transactions, announces that it advised a listed Japanese media conglomerate on its strategic expansion in the European market through the establishment of a joint venture with a French media group specialising in Franco-Belgian comics. This partnership, which was formalised on 25th January, 2024 and completed … Read more
It is heartening to see how well the recent state visit by the Emperor and Empress of Japan has been receiving in the UK. The Emperor himself has made a number of heartfelt and personal comments of gratitude for and appreciation of the warm welcome that they have been given. Is it too simplistic to … Read more
Japan is taking steps to broaden companies’ options for using their own shares in acquisitions, aiming to facilitate more global deals, as reported by Nikkei. Changes proposed for 2025 to the Companies Act would enable “share delivery” to acquire stakes in foreign companies. This method allows buyers to offer their own stock as consideration for … Read more
It has been reported that M&A transactions involving Japanese companies in 2023 numbered 4,015, down by 6.7% in volume from 2022, the first decline in three years. It would appear that the increase in interest rates in major markets (excluding Japan) had reduced clarity on valuation and discouraged corporate investments. In contrast, the value of … Read more
Unicorns, privately held start-up companies valued at US$1 billion or more, are so called owing to their statistical rarity (though in real life of course they only exist in legends). What does the presence of unicorns, the corporate kind, signify to a country? Is it a reflection or product of the size, vigour, entrepreneurship, ability … Read more
Listen to Yuuichiro Nakajima’s thoughts on the Nissan ex-CEO’s dramatic escape from detention Yuuichiro Nakajima is featured in a podcast series by Harvard Business Review on Carlos Ghosn and the impact that he has had on Nissan and more broadly on Japanese business. When Japan’s most famous CEO is suddenly arrested, conflicts are revealed in … Read more
