
Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia
USA Guide 2026 : California
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We work on a broad range of global mergers and acquisitions. Our team counsels sellers and buyers, investors and owners, boards of directors, and sources of financing and intermediaries, including private equity and venture capital funds. We help secure transaction financing, working with investment and commercial banks and other institutional lenders, and we advise entity-level decisionmakers, counseling boards, independent director committees, and management groups in myriad regulated and unregulated industries around the world. Our transactions have ranged in value from a few million dollars to more than $70 billion.
Our team can handle any issues arising from a merger, acquisition, or divestiture, whether environmental, labor, employment, and compensation matters or government contracts, regulatory obligations, intellectual property rights, and tax matters. We help clients negotiate purchase and divestiture agreements, tender offers, restructurings, joint ventures, spin-offs, leveraged buyouts, and public-to-private transactions, and acquire distressed assets. We also advise public company targets and would-be acquirers regarding implementing or overcoming takeover defense mechanisms.
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Work Highlights
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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius represented Metallicus in its $20 million acquisition of Bonifii.
Strengths
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Morgan Lewis has the great strength of wide coverage and deep expertise across many areas, which is outstanding for clients.
Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia respondentUSAThey respond with exceptional speed.
Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia respondentUSAThey provide a comprehensive, yet commercial, approach to complex and sophisticated matters.
Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia respondentUSAMorgan Lewis is highly responsive and, more importantly, very proactive. The lawyers do not wait to advise us when we have an issue; they help us identify potential issues before they arise so we can mitigate risks.
Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia respondentUSAThey have the expertise and the staff to handle complex and fast-paced multijurisdictional matters on tight timelines.
Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia respondentUSA
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Nancy Yamaguchi
Nancy Yamaguchi offers excellent counsel to clients on a broad range of corporate transactions, with particular prominence in cross-border deals involving Japanese interests. She is active in deals in the financial services, automotive and technology industries, among others. We received not only deliverables, but also close communication and generous support according to the situation.
Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia respondentUSAShe is thoughtful, responsive and experienced in cross-border M&A.
Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia respondentUSAShe is an exceptional professional and is very supportive of our organization. Her advice is highly valuable and I have strong confidence in the solutions she provides.
Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia respondentUSAShe combines cross-border M&A expertise with cultural fluency, coordinating seamlessly with Japanese and Asia-based counsel and leading global teams across jurisdictions and time zones.
Corporate/M&A: Deals in Asia respondentUSA
Ranked Individuals at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (1)
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John Hartigan

John Filippone

Ellen Bancroft

Nancy Yamaguchi
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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has rankings in the following guides
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