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Band 5

Corporate/M&A: Domestic

Japan

1 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Yuki Oi

Global

Work Highlights

・ Bain Capital Private Equity, LP: Acquisition of Scientific Solutions Business from Olympus Corporation (2022)

・ Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Strategic Alliance with Sony Group Corporation (2022)

・ Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Integration of Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Keihin Corporation, Showa Corporation and Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. (2019)

・ Idemitsu Kosan: Business integration with Showa Shell Sekiyu (2018)

・ Toshiba Corporation: Sale of Toshiba Memory Corporation to K.K. Pangea (2018)

Practice Areas

M&A, Corporate, Cross-border M&A, Governance, Private Equity, Defense against Hostile Takeover / Activism, Corporate Disputes

Career

・ Joined Nishimura & Asahi in 2002 and is a Partner from 2012

・ Lecturer, The University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics (2014-current)

・ Lecturer, The University of Tokyo (2012-2013)

Professional Memberships

Admitted: Japan (2002); New York (2009)

Publications

・ Handbook on Share Options (Fifth Edition) (Shojihomu, 2022)

・ Corpus Juris M&A - Completely Revised Edition (first volume) (second volume) (Shojihomu, 2019)

Languages Spoken

Japanese, English

Education

Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University

MBA with Distinction

2010

Columbia Law School

LL.M., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

2008

The University of Tokyo

LL.B.

2001

Awards

Innovative Practitioners

FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia-Pacific 2020

2020

Young Lawyer of the Year

ALB Japan Law Awards 2019

2019

M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)

ALB Japan Law Awards 2018

2018

TMT Deal of the Year

ALB Japan Law Awards 2018

2018

Japan Deal of the Year

ALB Japan Law Awards 2018

2018

Asian Legal Business 40 Under 40 2017

Asian Legal Business

2017

M&A Deal of the Year

ALB Japan Law Awards 2006

2006

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