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✅ Roughly speaking 🏢 Malaysia and Indonesia have established legal oversight bodies, but in many cases they are not functioning effectively 📊 Indonesia's two-tier system places structural risks on "information blocking," while Malaysia's one-tier system places structural risks on "nominal independent directors."

✅ Roughly speaking ⚡ CRESS cuts grid access fees by up to 40% in August 2025: Farm-supplied SAC reaches 20 sen/kWh, emerging as a viable option for 24-hour factories 🔄 Structural shift in the electricity market through third-party access (TPA): From TNB's single-buyer model...

✅ Roughly speaking 🔄 A complete shift from the "electricity sales model" to the "self-consumption model": Solar ATAP, which will begin on January 1, 2026, will mean a shift from the traditional NEM 3.0 fixed-price electricity sales model to market price-linked (SMP). In particular, the surplus electricity of merchants and industrialists is at wholesale prices (estimated RM0.20-0.30/kWh...

Recently, a comment from our CEO, Mitsuru Misawa, was published in the special report "Malaysia's Potential as a Biofuel Hub" published by JETRO (published on December 10, 2025). The report covers Malaysia's decarbonization roadmap (NETR) and the country's green energy transition...

✅ Roughly speaking 🌞, fundamental conditions change for the next LSS bidding: In order to improve grid reliability, a policy has been indicated ♻️ that the installation of BESS (battery energy storage system) in large-scale solar power generation projects will be a mandatory requirement Disposal regulations directly related to the exit strategy: EPC matters...

✅ In brief: 🏦 Acquisitions and restructuring in finance and asset management are accelerating. 🌏 IPOs and foreign capital inflows are booming in growth sectors (renewable energy, semiconductors, healthcare). ⚖️ Risks of cross-border contracts are becoming apparent, and the ability to respond is key to business continuity. 🔄 Cross-regional capital restructuring continues within Southeast Asia. Introduction This time,...

✅ In short: 🌏 The most difficult part of cross-border M&A is the post-signing integration phase. ⚠️ Underestimating cultural, regulatory, and human resource barriers increases the risk of failure. 🤝 Thorough mutual understanding before signing and careful integration support after the deal are key to success. 📊 Comprehensive due diligence, including not only financial due diligence but also cultural due diligence...

👉 In a nutshell:✅ Malaysia will introduce its first full-scale carbon tax in 2026.✅ The value of high-carbon-emitting companies will decline, accelerating the restructuring of the M&A market.✅ Carbon risk assessment will become a mandatory item in due diligence and contract clauses.✅ Acquisitions of renewable energy and energy-saving technology companies...