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A&O Shearman’s M&A team in Tokyo offers a comprehensive service covering outbound investments, foreign direct investments, joint ventures, and public and private acquisitions and divestitures. Recent highlights for the group include advising Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) on its offshore fund structuring and fundraising in connection with a JIP-led consortium’s $15.2bn take-private tender offer proposal for Toshiba Corporation. Within the team, Nick Wall excels in corporate M&A and joint ventures; Karl Pires has more than 26 years’ experience in a broad range of public and private cross-border M&A transactions, including strategic acquisitions, minority investments, divestitures, and joint ventures;  Tokutaka Ito focuses on cross-border M&A transactions; Masahisa Ikeda’s varied practice sees him advise domestic and international companies on cross-border acquisitions as well as industrial and financial clients on corporate governance. Toshiro Mochizuki is also a key contact in the group.
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  • ‘Tokutaka Ito not only provides legal advice on documents but leads negotiations tactically with the counterparty. Even when negotiations get stuck, he has the techniques to turn that around and to make progress.’

  • 'Due to Karl Pires' work and approach to serving our needs, we are very happy with our legal representation.'

Kernmandanten

  • Benesse Holdings Inc.
  • Ajinomoto Co., Inc

Highlight-Mandate

  • Advised Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) on its offshore fund structuring and fundraising in connection with a JIP-led consortium’s successful tender offer for Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba).
  • Advised Benesse Holdings Inc. on a management buyout by the EQT AB Group (including its affiliates and other related entities), through Bloom 1 K.K. and members of the Fukutake family, the founding family of Benesse.