Tel: 44-20-7212-2251
Office: Central Square, 29 Wellington St, Leeds LS1 4DL
Email: nick.woodford@pwc.com
Nick Woodford
Partner International Tax
Japanese Business Network (JBN) - UK
We guide Japanese companies to success.
Our network in the UK brings together PwC professionals who are committed to working together and helping businesses involving Japan succeed. We assist Japanese companies with their business interests in the UK and around Europe, and we advise non-Japanese companies investing in Japan or trading with Japanese businesses.
Our UK team is a comprehensive network of more than 70 partners and staff with knowledge across markets and industry groups and expertise across PwC's service lines. Approximately half of our members are Japanese nationals, including secondees from our Japanese audit, deals, consulting and tax practices. As a result of this, we work closely with our colleagues in PwC Japan on behalf of our clients, whether they are investing into the UK or into Japan.
We provide services to more than 400 Japanese clients in the UK, spanning a wide variety of sectors including technology & communications, entertainment & media, retailing, automotive, industrial manufacturing and financial services. We are also proud to assist an equally broad range of non-Japanese clients with their businesses involving Japan.
Our Major Services
PwC provides industry-focused professional services to public and private clients, including multinational companies, to help build public trust and enhance value.
PwC's services are introduced in greater detail below. Our global network delivers the full range of PwC's services, from audit and accounting, to tax and HR consulting, to M&A and advisory. We also provide litigation and legal services through our legal member firm, PwC Legal LLP.
We regularly assist Japanese clients with the following services:
Assurance
- Financial statement audit
- Internal control audit
- Advice on Financial reporting based on IFRS, financial and capital market regulation, etc.
- Internal audit advisory/co-sourcing
- Advice on J-SOX/US-SOX compliance
- IPO support
- Actuarial consulting and valuation
- Assurance on sustainability reporting
- Advice on risk management
- Structuring advisory
- Forensic services (support on disputes, prevention of economic crimes, etc)
Tax
- Tax & Accounting compliance support (preparation of tax returns, bookkeeping, payroll calculations and other mandatory reporting)
- Customs compliance support
- Tax & Customs planning and optimization
- Global tax management & structuring
- Advice and documentation support for Transfer Pricing
- Tax due diligence and tax risk assessment
- M&A and restructuring-related Tax consulting
- Advice and support for obtaining tax incentives, subsidies, relief, etc.
- International assignment planning and optimization
- Individual wealth and pension planning
- Consulting on Japanese tax havens and foreign tax credits
- Preparation/Review of various agreements
- Planning for inheritances and succession planning
- Support on tax & customs audits and dispute with authorities
- Resolution for tax and customs litigation
Legal
- Support on commercial registration
- Expatriate immigration support
- Labour law consulting
- Corporate law consulting
- Preparation/Review of various agreements and internal regulations
- Support on on IP rights, license, permission, regulatory compliance, etc.
- Resolution of business disputes
- Support on liquidation and deregistration
- Legal due diligence support
- M&A legal advice
- Legal structuring advice
- Cross border reorganisation and migration advice (including Brexit-related considerations)
- Data protection and cyber advice
- Support with corporate governance issues
Deals
- M&A lead advisory
- Advice on M&A strategy and target selection
- Financial modeling and valuation
- Due diligence support
- Advice on Business restructuring
- Advice on real estate transaction
- Post merger integration
- Organization restructuring
Consulting
- Market entry research and strategy development
- Financial reporting optimization
- Cash flow management
- Advice on supply chain management
- Human resource management
- Business process optimization
- IT system strategy and development and IT support
- Advice on performance improvement and cost reduction
UK JBN Members
Country Leaders
Akina Kozakai
Partner Deals
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London
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Tel: 44-20-7583-5000
Tim Clough
Partner Assurance
Daisuke Mori
Senior Manager Assurance
Ikuko Nakae
Manager Risk Assurance
Kengo Tamai
Manager Assurance
Yoichi Toyota
Manager Assurance Insurance
Alan Williams
Senior Associate Risk Assurance - Financial Services
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London
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Andrew Gray
Partner
Chris Jenner
Director
Tom Fish
Director
Jun Hiratsuka
Manager Financial Services
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London
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Tel: 44-20-7583-5000
Nick Woodford
Partner International Tax
David Yates
Director International Tax
Yuya Namiki
Manager Direct Tax
John Shuker
Director Indirect Tax
Steven Rhodes
Senior Manager Indirect Tax
Matthew Clark
Director Customs Excise & International Trade
Anne-Frances Reid
Director Financial Services Tax
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London
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Tel: 44-20-7583-5000
Yukiko Fukuda
Director People And Organisation
Aya Pressman
Senior Manager People And Organisation
Kazumi Tsutsui
Manager People And Organisation
Hiroshi Saito
Manager People And Organisation
Satomi Uchida
Manager People And Organisation
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London
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Tel: 44-20-7583-5000
Akina Kozakai
Partner Deals
Marco Medici
Senior Manager Delivering Deal Value Technology
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London
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Tom Lewis
Director Company Law
Thomas Colmer
Director M&A Law
Matthew Timmons
Director Entity Governance and Compliance
Fabia Welch-Richards
Senior Manager Entity Governance and Compliance
Jonathan Harries
Senior Manager Employment Law
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Iwan Griffiths
Partner
Junko Kohama
Marketing Manager Japanese Business Network - UK
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