Atsumi & Sakai Lawyers Appointed as Monitoring Trustee in JFTC Merger Review Concerning the Business Integration of Hino Motors, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation.

Lawyers at Atsumi & Sakai Tokyo have been engaged as the Monitoring Trustee in connection with the merger review of the business integration of Hino Motors, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation by Toyota Motor Corporation and Daimler Truck AG. As trustee, our attorneys will oversee the complex remedies imposed on the integrated business by the Japan Fair Trade Commission following three years of intensive negotiations with the parties; the engagement is expected to last more than 10 years.

Please click here for the results of the review published by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (external link) and for media coverage go here (external link).

The appointment evidences the high-quality of the legal services and the extensive expertise in the fields of antitrust and competition law Atsumi & Sakai is able to provide to its clients.

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