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Japan: Japan Fair Trade Commission investigation into Z Holdings' proposed acquisition of LINE Corporation

Progress

Current status
concluded
04 Aug 2020 concluded
14 Jul 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Japan
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

04 Aug 2020
concluded

Japan Fair Trade Commission clears Z Holdings' proposed acquisition of LINE Corporation

On 4 August 2020, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) cleared Z Holdings' proposed acquisition of Line Corporation, a developer of mobile applications. The clearance of the acquisition comes less than a month after the opening of the investigatio…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
14 Jul 2020
under deliberation

Investigation opened into Z Holdings' proposed acquisition of LINE Corporation

On 14 July 2020, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) opened an investigation into Z Holdings' proposed acquisition of Line Corporation, a developer of mobile applications. This follows a notification by the parties regarding the acquisition of sh…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority