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Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

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Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>When investing in a larger company, one can expect higher liquidity, higher expectations of endorsement of the activist investor's views because of the large institutional holdings, and smoother communication.</li>
<li>As cross-shareholding structures are beginning to break down, there're many opportunities for activist investors to attack such companies because they couldn't create value and grow due to underutilization of resources.</li>
<li>Activist investors have invested in Japanese companies in the past, but never with such success. This success is largely due to a change in the environment.</li>
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When investing in a larger company, one can expect higher liquidity, higher expectations of endorsement of the activist investor's views because of the large institutional holdings, and smoother communication.
As cross-shareholding structures are beginning to break down, there're many opportunities for activist investors to attack such companies because they couldn't create value and grow due to underutilization of resources.
Activist investors have invested in Japanese companies in the past, but never with such success. This success is largely due to a change in the environment.


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