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Corporate/M&A - Asia-Pacific Region

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What the Team is Known For

White & Case has a highly successful M&A group with a particularly firm foothold in Greater China, India, Japan and Singapore, as well as further afield in Kazakhstan. Its impressive list of clients features key regional and global names from the financial services and life sciences sectors, among others. The firm advises clients on significant investments throughout the region and around the world, and is well suited to acting for US and European clients on inbound investments into Asia, particularly on deals involving South-East Asia.

Notable practitioners

Hong Kong-based Christopher Kelly and Daniel Yeh are respective heads of the firm's Asia-Pacific corporate/M&A and private equity practices, while Vivian Tsoi is head of corporate/M&A in China. Jun Usami and Nels Hansen are key contacts in Japan, while Singapore-based Jonathan Olier is head of the firm's corporate/M&A and private equity practice in South-East Asia.

Work Highlights

  • White & Case advised DayOne DC on its USD1.2 billion Series B equity financing.

  • White & Case advised Toyota Tsusho on its USD1.34 billion acquisition of Nasdaq-listed Radius Recycling, a North American metal recycling and steel manufacturing company.

Strengths

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