About

Provided by Nishimura & Asahi

We lead and participate in international and domestic M&A transactions. Our lawyers provide clients with comprehensive and integrated services to effectively meet their needs, including strategic planning, legal due diligence, documentation, negotiation, communication with relevant governmental authorities, and procedures for closing.

Our lawyers are experienced in acquisitions and dispositions in a wide range of industries. We have participated in transactions that involve issues associated not only with corporate laws and securities regulations, but also tax law, antitrust law, intellectual property law, labour law, bankruptcy law, and various business regulations. Our team closely cooperates with specialists in these areas and has developed long-standing cooperative relationships with leading scholars, stock exchanges and Japanese regulatory authorities.

Our firm has four offices in Japan and 14 overseas offices in Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Dubai, Frankfurt/Düsseldorf, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, New York, Singapore, Taipei, Yangon and Hong Kong. In addition, we have also developed strong relationships with many law offices around the world. We utilize the capabilities of our Japanese lawyers and internationally qualified lawyers in our global offices to effectively handle complex cross-border transactions and provide clients with the services necessary to successfully fulfill their goals and maximize the value of their investment in the global marketplace.




Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: Domestic - Japan

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What the Team is Known For

Nishimura & Asahi is experienced in handling a wide array of transactions relating to tender offers, share exchanges, stock acquisitions and business integration. The firm acts for a variety of domestic companies on inbound and outbound transactions and offers advice to clients on joint ventures with Asian companies. The team also offers expertise in corporate restructuring and consolidation. The firm is able to draw on expertise from its international network of offices to help facilitate cross-border matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Nishimura & Asahi advised Shinko Electric Industries on a tender offer for its common shares and consecutive squeeze-out transaction made by an entity owned by a consortium led by Japan Investment Capital.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Asa Shinkawa
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Asa Shinkawa
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Asa Shinkawa focuses on mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on tender offers, acting on both domestic and cross-border transactions. She has experience acting for clients in the pharmaceutical and financial services sectors.

Yoshinobu Fujimoto
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Yoshinobu Fujimoto
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Band 1

Yoshinobu Fujimoto is active on M&A and share purchase transactions and also has experience in joint ventures and shareholder activism matters.

Yoshinobu Fujimoto has a wealth of experience and know-how.

He is a one-of-a-kind lawyer who respects his negotiating partners and uses humour to bring the entire deal to a pleasant conclusion.

Hiroshi Uchima
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Hiroshi Uchima
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Band 2
Hiroshi Uchima is an established lawyer in the M&A space who is noted for providing advice to a variety of clients, including major corporations and private equity firms.

Uchima has a big team with well-trained lawyers and the quality of their work is extremely good.

Tatsuya Tanigawa
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Tatsuya Tanigawa
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Tatsuya Tanigawa handles cross-border and domestic M&A transactions and frequently serves clients in the insurance and financial sectors.
Yo Ota
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Yo Ota
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Band 3

Yo Ota is praised by market sources for his corporate law expertise. He is well placed to advise on acquisitions, business alliances and corporate governance matters.

We believe that Yo Ota is one of the few lawyers who can provide advice based on high-level expertise and strong practical experience.

Ryutaro Nakayama
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Ryutaro Nakayama
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Ryutaro Nakayama has experience on a range of transactional matters, including advising on the merger control aspects of M&A mandates. He is particularly well-placed to handle transactions on behalf of clients operating in the regulated sectors.

Takahiko Date
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Takahiko Date
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Takahiko Date regularly assists clients in both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions such as joint ventures and corporate restructurings.

Takahiko Date is an excellent legal practitioner and valued counsel.

Takahiko Date always provides prompt and appropriate advice that is tailored to the client's needs, and we regard him highly.

Yuki Oi
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Yuki Oi
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Band 5
Yuki Oi advises notable Japanese and international corporations on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.
Hikaru Oguchi
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Hikaru Oguchi
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Foreign Expert
Hikaru Oguchi is based in Tokyo and is best known for representing Japanese corporates in their investments into Vietnam. She is regularly involved in large cross-border mandates, with clients remarking upon the quality of advice that she provides.
Yusuke Yukawa
Yusuke Yukawa
Expertise Based Abroad
Yusuke Yukawa is a frequent adviser to Japanese clients from his base in Myanmar, often assisting on joint ventures and cross-border investments.

Ranked Lawyers at
Nishimura & Asahi

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Japan

Corporate/M&A

Hikaru Oguchi
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Hikaru Oguchi
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Foreign expert for Vietnam
Yusuke Yukawa
Yusuke Yukawa
Myanmar expertise based abroad
Corporate/M&A: Domestic

Asa Shinkawa
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Asa Shinkawa
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Band 1
Yoshinobu Fujimoto
1
Yoshinobu Fujimoto
1
Band 1
Hiroshi Uchima
2
Hiroshi Uchima
2
Band 2
Tatsuya Tanigawa
3
Tatsuya Tanigawa
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Band 3
Yo Ota
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Yo Ota
3
Band 3
Ryutaro Nakayama
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Ryutaro Nakayama
4
Band 4
Takahiko Date
5
Takahiko Date
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Band 5
Yuki Oi
5
Yuki Oi
5
Band 5