Japan Go IPO Summit Provides Roadmap for Japanese Companies Seeking to List on U.S. Exchanges

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Mar 24, 2025, 09:00 ET

Nasdaq and MarcumAsia to Co-Host a one-day seminar on how Japanese companies can list and thrive in the U.S. capital markets

NEW YORK and TOKYO, March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate management teams, venture capital, and private equity firms, and key advisors will get a comprehensive overview of the state of the U.S. IPO markets and secrets to success as a public company at the Japan Go IPO Summit to be held on June 5, 2025, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Tokyo.

Co-hosted by Nasdaq and MarcumAsia and organized by AUM Media, this one-day event is designed for the senior management teams and board members of innovative Japanese companies seeking to raise growth capital and build global brands, as well as venture capital and private equity firms evaluating the optimal exits for their portfolio companies.

"The pipeline of Japanese private companies preparing to list in the U.S. capital markets is growing rapidly as a new generation of management teams embark on global growth strategies and seeks visibility, liquidity, and access to growth capital of the world's deepest markets," commented Drew Bernstein, co-CEO of MarcumAsia CPAs LLP. "The goal of this event is to enable private companies to learn from the experiences of those who have had successful listings and the most active dealmakers and advisors."

To request your registration to this invitation-only, one-day event, please visit https://japangoipo.com

Conference Agenda

State of the IPO Market
- Introduces recent listing and trading data for Nasdaq-listed companies, explains the exchange's role in supporting companies before and after listing, and discusses the key listing criteria that private companies must meet to list on Nasdaq.
Elements of IPO Success: What Investors Expect
- Top investment banks will offer frank perspectives and current market information to guide management on whether a U.S. IPO is right for their company.
SPACs: Advantages and Lessons Learned
- Hear from CEOs who recently went public via the SPAC merger, investment bankers, and advisors about the advantages and challenges of a de-SPAC.
Preparing for the IPO: Legal, Accounting, and Audit
- Building the right team of advisors is vital to take advantage of market windows and efficiently move through SEC registration. Learn about the roles of your auditor, internal accounting firm, SEC legal counsel, and other key advisors in the IPO process.
Developing a Following on Wall Street: IR, Research Coverage, and Trading
- New public companies must proactively engage with investors to develop liquidity in the stock and attract an institutional following. Learn about the elements of success, including analyst coverage, non-deal roadshows, investment conferences, and frequent and accurate disclosures.
Tapping the Markets: Shelf Offerings, ATMs, and PIPEs
- One of the principal advantages of a U.S. listing is the flexibility to conduct follow-on offerings to raise multiple rounds of growth capital. Learn about the options to tap the equity and debt markets, including registered directs, ATMs, PIPEs, and convertibles, as well as the "toxic" structures that can destroy shareholder value.
M&A as a Public Company
- Public companies have greater flexibility to make acquisitions using their equity as currency and generally have greater access to the debt markets. This panel will teach you how to use M&A to drive global expansion, acquire valuable IP, and consolidate market share.

Co-Hosts

MarcumAsia is an independent public accounting firm focusing on cross-border services for public and private companies. We are one of the leading providers of audit and assurance services to Asian companies listed on the U.S. stock markets and have offices in major cities in Asia, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou, and a planned office in Tokyo in 2025.
Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) is a global technology company serving corporate clients, investment managers, banks, brokers, and exchange operators as they navigate and interact with the global capital markets and the broader financial system.

Conference Sponsors

Organizing Sponsor

AUM Media provides comprehensive communications, investor relations, public relations, and visibility support to IPOs, de-SPACs, and public companies to ensure our clients can achieve favorable transaction outcomes and develop a strong following on Wall Street.

Platinum Sponsors

Hunter Taubman Fisher & Li is a boutique law firm specializing in securities transactions, corporate, commercial, cross-border financing, immigration, and taxation. Our team of lawyers works together so our clients can benefit from astute business experience and sophisticated legal solutions.
Univest leverages its unique geographic roots in Asia Pacific and North America, with the hybrid position across institutions and retail, to provide a variety of services to small-to-medium size public and private enterprises through our Investment Banking and Corporate Financing Division including mergers & acquisitions capital markets advisory, valuation and fairness of opinion advisory, private placement, initial and secondary public offerings.

Gold Sponsors

Anthony, Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC's experienced securities attorneys, are here to take you public and help you maintain public company compliance as you grow and continue to raise capital.
Chardan is an independent, full-service global investment bank focused on supporting the capital markets goals of corporate and institutional clients. It has broad deal experience, having participated in more than 700 transactions with an aggregate transaction value of over $115 billion.
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP is a New York City-based law firm comprised of nearly 125 professionals, offering its clients legal services in a broad range of business-related matters.
Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC is a full-service investment bank serving the middle market. With over 300 financial professionals and over 20 offices worldwide, Kingswood has completed over 100 transactions with a gross transaction value of over $50 billion.
Loeb & Loeb represents a wide range of organizations, as well as high-net-worth individuals and families. We help these clients identify opportunities, expand into new markets, launch innovative products and services, protect their assets, resolve disputes, and connect with audiences in new ways.
Sullivan & Worcester (Sullivan) is one of the leading global mid-sized firms in the U.S. The firm's capital markets practices comprise experienced lawyers from Am Law 100 firms, including several who have served in-house at sophisticated organizations.

Silver Sponsors

DLA Piper is the third largest global law firm, with more than 4,900 lawyers across 90 offices in 40 countries. The firm helps clients execute complex transactions seamlessly while supporting clients across all stages of development.
Freedom Capital Markets operates as a boutique investment banking firm specializing in middle-market advisory, capital solutions, equity execution, corporate services, and high-quality research in key growth sectors.

Marketing Sponsors

BDA Partners is Asia's global investment banking advisor. We are a premium provider of Asia-related advice to sophisticated clients globally, with 30 years of experience advising on cross-border M&A, capital raising, and financial restructuring.
HiJoJo Partners is a Japanese independent asset management firm founded in 2017 by Spyridon Mentzas. It is one of the largest VC funds investing in U.S. unicorn companies, selling to Japanese investors through face-to-face and online channels.
Jinshi Capital is a private equity fund manager and manages assets worth more than RMB 1 billion. Its main investment areas include consumer retail, medical health, the emerging information industry, new materials, environmental protection, and new energy.
Roth Capital Partners is a relationship-driven investment bank focused on serving growth companies and their investors.