Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17
Japan LDP Targets July Proposal to Tighten Activist Investor Rules
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17

Japan LDP Targets July Proposal to Tighten Activist Investor Rules

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17

Summary

  • Fumiaki Kobayashi said the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will draft an interim proposal as early as July to review rules governing activist investors and shareholder behavior.
  • The party is weighing steps to make activist activity more transparent and to give Japanese companies more tools to handle pressure and disruptions from such investors.
  • Kobayashi, a House of Representatives member, is leading the LDP project team examining the issue, signaling the review is moving from discussion toward a formal policy outline.

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