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Daily Brief ESG: Easier to Raise Listing Criteria and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Easier to Raise Listing Criteria, but More Difficult to Encourage Growth of Companies Already Listed


Easier to Raise Listing Criteria, but More Difficult to Encourage Growth of Companies Already Listed

By Aki Matsumoto

  • There is a need to change the mindset of company managers who consider IPO as a goal and not a way to grow after the listing.
  • The listing criteria for TSE Growth Market will be raised as early as April 2026. It’s clear that the current listing criteria are far from liquid enough to invest in.
  • For companies that are already listed, some rule should be established to either de-list them because they cannot bear the listing cost or to increase their market capitalization through M&As.

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