Chambers Review
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Capital Markets: International: US Law - Japan
What the Team is Known For
Sullivan & Cromwell is a respected firm with extensive expertise in both SEC-registered and Rule 144A transactions. The team has a strong market position on equity offerings, including IPOs and secondary stock offerings, and also excels in acting for REITs on global offerings. The firm additionally handles a range of other deal types, including debt offerings, block trades and privatisations. Sullivan & Cromwell draws on longstanding presence in the Tokyo market and strong relationships with key issuers and underwriters.
Strengths
We do not view Sullivan & Cromwell as just a capital markets specialist firm. They are a full-service shop for all of our cross-border needs.
Sullivan & Cromwell are highly knowledgeable and experienced in global offerings, and they have accumulated unparalleled know-how through the accumulation of past cases.
Work Highlights
The firm acted for SoftBank on Arm's IPO of American depositary shares and listing on Nasdaq.
Notable practitioners
We feel that he provides very in-depth advice that takes into account not only the formal but also the substantive.
Mr Hatano is one of the smartest US lawyers who is a native Japanese speaker.
Nirav Mehta is a respected practitioner in Sullivan & Cromwell's Tokyo office, representing both issuers and underwriters in a variety of capital markets transactions.
Nirav Mehta translates the law into actionable solutions.
Even with troublesome issues or sudden events, he responds flexibly and very appropriately, which is very helpful.