SGX-Nasdaq Dual-Listing Bridge: A New Paradigm for Cross-Border Listings
Noriko Nirei
Dec 6, 2025
Coincheck to List on Nasdaq via SPAC On March 22, 2022, Monex Group, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Coincheck, Inc., which operates a crypto asset exchange business, will list on the U.S. Nasdaq market within the year through a merger with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). It was believed that several other companies in …
Yoshitsu Co., Ltd., which operates “Tokyo Seikatsukan” drugstores and an e-commerce (EC) business for cosmetics, health foods, and daily goods, filed a Registration Statement (Form F-1) with the SEC on August 27, 2021. Its SEC registration was completed on December 23, and it was listed on Nasdaq on January 13, 2022. (See the official HP …
Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year! We look forward to working with you in 2022. Quantum Accounting Team, Tokyo 2022
Please note that the original article is in Japanese. The following is a summary of its content. Mandatory Climate Disclosure for TSE Prime Market A 2021 Nikkei article announced that companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s (TSE) new Prime Market (launching April 2022) will effectively be required to disclose climate change risks based on …
This article is an update to our post from December 15, “[Nasdaq: Rule Revisions Regarding Board Diversity]” Overview of the Board Diversity Rule In December of last year, Nasdaq compiled and submitted a proposed rule change regarding board diversity to the SEC. On August 6, 2021, the SEC approved this regulatory amendment. The purposes …
We are pleased to announce that Takehiro Kamigama has joined our firm as an Executive Fellow, Hiroshi Nakata and Joseph P. Schmelzeis Jr. have joined as Advisors, and Morimasa Ueda has joined as a Technical Advisor. Takehiro Kamigama After serving as President and Representative Director of TDK Corporation for 12 years beginning in 2006, Mr. …
Regarding SPACs, a topic on which we continue to receive many inquiries, a very interesting case has recently emerged that we would like to introduce. Note: For details on the standard SPAC listing scheme, please see this article:“A Look Behind the Scenes of a U.S. SPAC Listing, Explained Using the Largest Deal of 2020“ A …
A common challenge foreign companies with relatively small subsidiaries in Japan face is monitoring over the operation of the Japanese subsidiary. Especially when it comes to financial reporting. This might not be an issue for companies that engage with the large international audit firms like PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY. Their counterparts in Japan will …
What is a SPAC? Evo Acquisition, a blank check company targeting the tech and financial industry, on February 9th raised approximately $109 million. Following the surge of IPOs by other black check companies, Evo Acquisition plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol of EVOJU. Evo Acquisition is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), …
Introduction Regarding SPACs, a topic on which our firm receives inquiries almost weekly, we will use the case of QuantumScape Corporation, said to be the largest SPAC deal of 2020, to explain how they are specifically formed and what requirements and procedures are necessary. QuantumScape was originally a solid-state battery developer founded in 2010 by …
