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European Commission-funded programme in Japan
for the benefit of EU companies
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Foreign
Direct Investment in Japan
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Short
Course on “Invest in Japan”
for senior executives working in EU firms (including SMEs) with a strategic interest in establishing a presence in Japan |
• Is your company considering
entering the Japanese market for the first time or increasing its
presence through direct investment in Japan?  • Is your company seeking a long-term constructive solution to a number of problems facing market entry into Japan? • Is merging with or acquiring a Japanese domestic company regarded as a more viable way to integrate the Japanese market with global operations? |
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2009 session |
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Dates and course content are subject to modification |
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• Programme description • Participant profile • Eligibility • Selection • Programme objectives • Programme design and content • Costs • Timetable • Contacts • FDI in Japan publication |
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Interested
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PROGRAMME
DESCRIPTION |
FDI
in Japan
is a practical course designed for senior executives from EU firms (including SMEs) responsible
for defining and rolling out strategic investment plans in Asia/Japan.
Throughout the course, participants will be enlightened by corporate
FDI advisors, as well as professional advisors with hands-on experience
of executing FDI deals in Japan. FDI in Japan offers a good opportunity for EU firms to acquire an in-depth understanding of Japanese FDI execution for the purpose of implementing their own business integration plan with a Japanese partner. |
| PARTICIPANT
PROFILE |
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mission is targeted at medium and
large firms, more specifically at participants mandated to act as
the corporate "FDI in Japan Project Leader" able to oversee
the entire sequence of events. A. The candidate from a sponsoring firm should be: • an executive responsible for corporate investment, corporate strategy, planning and development; or • a manager/executive with past experience in preparing and conducting FDI for his/her firm; • working for a company with a record of FDI transactions; B. The candidate from a sponsoring Trade Association, Employer Federation, Chamber of Commerce or similar organisation should be: • an executive with responsibility for FDI transactions; and • employed by an organisation having members meeting requirement A.3. above |
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ELIGIBILITY |
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candidate: - must be a citizen of an EU Member State; - must work for an organisation that is >50% EU-owned; - should be an executive from a European company; - must be supported by his/her employer and be able to participate in the entire programme; - should have working experience; - must have a reasonable command of English. |
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SELECTION |
Preference will be given to: Candidates mandated to act as the corporate "FDI in Japan Project Leader" able to oversee the entire sequence of events such as: - senior executives from EU firms who are responsible for defining and rolling out strategic investment plans in Asia/Japan; or - executives working in one of the following positions within EU firms: a) corporate planning/strategy, b) business, c) corporate finance and investment, d) key account managers; or - executives from firms who have an interest in gaining access to: a) manufacturing facilities, b) technical services/maintenance facilities, c) a logistics hub, d) a localisation facility with a niche technology of interest. No applications should be made by employees of companies or organisations involved in businesses where non-Japanese equity participation is prohibited: notably armaments, narcotics, nuclear technology, etc... In order to ensure a high degree of personal attention, the number of participants in each programme is limited. |
| PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES |
From this course, participants will: - Gain a practical understanding of how to structure and execute FDI projects for their own firms (dos and don'ts); - Learn to avoid pitfalls - understand the checklist of key problem areas in the Japanese FDI process; - gather information and resources about incentives offered by various Japanese national, regional and local - Understand how to deal with trust and sensitivity to cultural differences when investing in Japanese assets; - Gather all the necessary contacts, tools and means to help set up a concrete investment plan in Japan. |
| PROGRAMME
DESIGN AND CONTENT * |
FDI in Japan is a 5-day course that will include an introductory
session and a final course briefing and will offer a mix of lectures,
case studies, study trips and company visits. The course will focus on: FDI initiation - coverage will be given with particular reference to: - FDI intermediaries: investment banks, securities companies, megabanks, regional banks, FDI boutiques, trade associations, etc.; - Target search procedures: long-listing, short-listing; and - Initial approach: psychology, perceptions, decision-makers, key concerns, presentation, direct vs. indirect approach. FDI execution - coverage will be given with particular reference to: - SMEs: distribution by scale, location and aggregated financials, FDI statistics; - Personnel: employment legislation, welfare legislation, personnel practices; - Accounting: overall framework and practices, stock, sales debtor, fixed asset, goodwill, valuation, employee pension liabilities, loan guarantees and other off-balance sheets; - Legal: overall framework and practices, Anti-Monopoly Law, specific industry regulations and legislation, Commercial Code requirements, trigger levels of equity participation; - Tax: overall framework and practices, special issues e.g. imputed gifting; and - Other: media liaison, corporate governance, available patterns of FDI deals (merger, acquisition, participation, business transfer, etc.), central + local government agency liaison, post-transaction issues. (*) The precise content of the programme and its schedule are currently being determined and are subject to modification also in response to participants' interest. |
| COSTS |
The EU-Japan Centre covers all costs directly related to the programme (i.e. conferences, seminars and transportation costs during group field trips in Japan). The Centre also covers accommodation costs for the duration of the course for participants ordinarily based in Europe, who normally work in an office in the EU. The participant’s company is expected to cover the participant’s travel costs to and from Japan as well as living expenses in Japan. |
| TIMETABLE |
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Initial Planning of the course* Day 1 - Introduction followed by course orientation and macro + micro overview (macro economist, public sector staff, regional banking staff) Day 2 - FDI initiation + execution overview and 2 case studies (FDI advisors) Day 3 - FDI initiation + execution overview and 2 case studies (accounting, legal, personnel and tax advisors) Day 4 - Out-of-Tokyo visits of 2 case studies Day 5 - Review, discussion and conclusions with speakers of D2 and D3 Final course debriefing For more updates and details, please contact the course programme manager. * Dates and course contents are subject to changes without prior notice. |
| CONTACTS |
| Céline
Godart Programme Manager tel.: + 32 (0)2 282 37 16 fax: + 32 (0)2 282 00 45 e-mail: c.godart@eu-japan.eu |
Emi Shibuya Programme Coordinator tel.: + 32 (0)2 282 00 42 fax: + 32 (0)2 282 00 45 e-mail: e.shibuya@eu-japan.eu |
| Contact
in Japan - Tokyo Head Office Fabrizio Mura - Deputy General Manager tel.: + 81 (0)3 3221 6161 e-mail: comFDI@eu-japan.gr.jp |
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