U.S.-based law firms are benefitting from a fast-growing trend in which Japanese startups are seeking a Nasdaq listing over one at home to achieve a higher valuation from a new technology-friendly investor base and less stringent listing standards.
Greenberg Traurig, which has 34 U.S. offices and a Tokyo office with 20 Japan-qualified lawyers, has recently acted as both U.S. and Japanese law counsel to Pixie Dust Technologies Inc, a company specializing in sound, light and electromagnetic wave measuring technology, on its $15 million initial public offering on the Nasdaq. The underwriter, Boustead Securities, has been advised by Loeb & Loeb on U.S. federal securities and New York state law.
