Making the identity of beneficial owners transparent: Considerations for Japan from the English experience

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Abstract

There is both a public and private rationale for the transparency of share ownership. We contribute to ongoing policy discussions in Japan by assessing the emergence of share ownership transparency in English company law, and showing how transparency continues to be shaped by public policy, shareholder primacy, management control and private ordering
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages31
JournalJournal of Business Law
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 18 Apr 2024

Bibliographical note

Not yet published as of 22/04/2024; publication expected Spring 2025.

Keywords

  • beneficial owners
  • takeovers
  • Japan
  • nominee shareholders

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