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

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