[Japanese companies taking on the challenge of getting listed on NASDAQ]A lawyer’s view of Japanese companies getting listed on NASDAQ and examples of companies that have already done so | AIM Consulting Co., Ltd. – solving problems in accounting, J-SOX, internal audits, and information systems

[Japanese companies taking on the challenge of getting listed on NASDAQ]A lawyer’s view of Japanese companies getting listed on NASDAQ and examples of companies that have already done so | AIM Consulting Co., Ltd. – solving problems in accounting, J-SOX, internal audits, and information systems

Document downloads Service list

[Scheduled Program]‣Overview of NASDAQ listing and benefits of listing
‣Legal hurdles and points to note when listing on NASDAQ
‣Nasdaq listing process and overall schedule
‣Points to note when preparing USGAAP financial statements and auditing[Organizer]AIM Consulting Co., Ltd.
Consulting Services Division

Event Outline

Date and time: Friday, October 18, 2024 Time: Available to watch all day from 10:00 (unlimited viewing for 3 days) *You can watch it as many times as you like during the distribution period. Venue capacity: 500 people

*The capacity for viewing the recorded video is 500 people.
*We would like to decline participation from competitors.
*You can watch it as many times as you like during the distribution period.

Participation fee: Free Target audience: Executives, managers, and staff of companies aiming to go public

*Applications for visits to our company are now closed.

Seminar Content

In Japan, IPOs require at least three years to prepare for listing, and a corresponding amount of cost. There are two criteria for listing review: “formal criteria” such as sales and net assets, and “substantive criteria” to check whether a company has a management base suitable for being listed. Since the substantive criteria require the development of corporate governance and internal management systems, it inevitably takes several years. For this reason, some companies aiming to go public are unable to make the progress they had hoped for within the three-year period, and a certain number of companies give up on going public every year.

on the other hand,In the case of NASDAQ, it is possible to be listed in as little as six monthsAlso,The amount of funding is said to be about three to ten times that of Japan, with the expected amount being around 1 to 4 billion yen.As a result, an increasing number of Japanese companies are attempting to get listed on NASDAQ. As in Japan, NASDAQ also has formal and substantive standards, but the substantive standards have been relaxed and emerging companies are exempt from SOX audits (internal control audits under US-SOX). For these reasons, an increasing number of companies that have given up on listing in Japan are attempting to get listed on NASDAQ. However,Listing on NASDAQ involves unique procedures that differ from Japanese IPOs, and these hurdles must be overcome.There is.

This seminar will be held by a person with extensive experience in supporting NASDAQ listings.City Yuwa Law OfficeWe invited Mr.A lawyer’s view on Japanese companies listing on the NASDAQ” In the second part,Examples of companies seeking to list on NASDAQBased on this, we will explain the overall picture and benefits of listing on NASDAQ,Issues specific to listing on NASDAQ (dealing with US GAAP and US auditing firms)With a focus onStrategies and strategies for getting listed on NASDAQWe will introduce you to the following.

Timetable

venue

This will not be held at the venue. It will be viewed on a video streaming website.
VimeoThe video will be streamed using Vimeo. We will provide instructions on how to watch on Vimeo the day before the stream.
*Vimeo is a website where you can watch videos, just like YouTube or Niconico Video.