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Japan put $6.26 billion into India FDI in H1 2026
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Japanese deal flow kept India-Japan desks at law firms busiest in 12 to 18 months, Livemint reported. Government data listed Japan among top FDI equity sources in the first half of 2026 at $6.26 billion from January through June. MUFG took 20 percent of Shriram Finance and SMBC took 20 percent of YES Bank respectively.
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What It Means For You
- Companies signing MoUs under the India-Japan push may need counsel on M&A, PE and venture filings.
- Law firms added Japan desk lawyers after Argus Partners hired a CMS IndusLaw team in September.
- Japanese VC firms are shifting attention from Southeast Asia toward Indian startup exits, the report said.
What's Happening
- Mizuho Securities plans a controlling Avendus stake; Development Bank of Japan backed an HDFC Capital fund.
- Trilegal partner Abhishek Guha said lawyers covering the corridor are busiest in 12 to 18 months.
- Shardul Amarchand's Rudra Kumar Pandey cited global realignment and supply chain shifts driving flows.
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- Japan pledged 10 trillion yen in public and private India investment over a decade last year.
- Projected global growth near 3.1 percent contrasts with emerging-market growth near 3.7 percent in the piece.
- MUFG also launched a venture fund for Indian startups and partnered with State Bank of India.
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