Greenberg Traurig Advises TNL Mediagene in Management Buyout, Equity Transaction

Nov 10, 2026, 6:50 PM ESTNASDAQTNMG

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP advised TNL Mediagene (Nasdaq: TNMG) and its board's special committee on the management buyout sale of its Japanese business and a strategic equity investment by Vector Advisory Partners LLC. Both transactions closed Oct. 30, according to the company's press releases.

TNL Mediagene sold TNL Mediagene Inc., its Japanese holding company for Mediagene Inc. and Infobahn Inc., to MI Company Inc., a vehicle for an investor group led by former CEO Motoko Imada.
A special committee of disinterested and independent directors negotiated the buyout, and the board approved it on the committee's unanimous recommendation.
TNL Mediagene issued newly authorized convertible preferred shares to designees of Vector Advisory Partners LLC, which is expected to result in a change of control after required approvals.
TNL Mediagene continues to own and operate its business in Taiwan and says it has regained compliance with Nasdaq's stockholders' equity requirement.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented TNL Mediagene and its board's special committee in both transactions.

The transactions affect TNL Mediagene, a Taipei-headquartered company listed on Nasdaq, which has sold its Japanese business and taken a strategic equity investment from Vector Advisory Partners LLC. The Vector investment is expected to lead to a change of control once shareholder, Nasdaq, Cayman Islands and other approvals are received, while the company keeps its Taiwan business.

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10, 2026 — Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented TNL Mediagene (Nasdaq: TNMG) and the special committee of its board of directors in two related transactions. TNL Mediagene is a Taipei-headquartered technology company that provides artificial-intelligence-powered advertising, marketing technology, content commerce, and data analytics solutions to brands and agencies across Asia.

The first transaction was the sale of its Japanese business through a management buyout. The second was a strategic equity investment by Vector Advisory Partners LLC (Vector). Both transactions closed Oct. 30, according to the company's press releases announcing the Japan business sale and Vector's investment.

In the management buyout, TNL Mediagene sold TNL Mediagene Inc., its Japanese holding company for Mediagene Inc. and Infobahn Inc. The buyer was MI Company Inc., an acquisition vehicle for an investor group led by the company's former Chief Executive Officer Motoko Imada. A special committee of disinterested and independent directors reviewed, evaluated, and negotiated the transaction. The board approved it following the committee's unanimous recommendation.

In the Vector transaction, TNL Mediagene issued newly authorized convertible preferred shares to Vector's designees. The investment is expected to result in a change of control of the company once the required shareholder, Nasdaq, Cayman Islands, and other approvals are received. TNL Mediagene continues to own and operate its business in Taiwan. TNL Mediagene also announced it has regained compliance with Nasdaq's stockholders' equity requirement.

Greenberg Traurig's multioffice Corporate team advising TNL Mediagene included Shareholders Homin Lee, Frank M. Placenti, Bradley J. Wyatt, Yejee Marilyn Kim, Mori Inada, Makoto Koinuma, and Chris (Sang Min) Shim; Of Counsels Satoshi Kubota, Motohiro Matsumura, and Kristy "Kitt" Ritter; and Associates Jiwon (Jessica) Lee and Andrew Ford.

Lawyers in the firm's Corporate Practice advise public and private companies, boards and special committees, investors, and financial institutions on a broad range of transactional and governance matters. Their work includes mergers and acquisitions, management buyouts, private placements and other capital markets transactions, and securities regulatory compliance. Drawing on a global platform, the team helps clients carry out complex cross-border transactions across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

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