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Asa Shinkawa

Asa Shinkawa

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Nishimura & Asahi
 Nishimura & Asahi

Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A: Domestic

Japan

12 years ranked

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Practice Areas

M&A, Joint Ventures, Defense against Hostile Takeover/Shareholder Activism, Private Equity, Cross-border M&A, Corporate Governance and Shareholders’ Meeting & Relationships with Shareholders

Career

Partner, Nishimura & Asahi

Professional Memberships

Admitted: Japan (1991); New York (1998).

Publications

Getting the Deal Through - Private Equity 2022

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

Considerations regarding competing take-private transactions proposals - directors’ code of conduct and pre-announcement of TOB (ShojiHomu No.2395, 2396 (2025))

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/M&A: Domestic - Japan

Band 1
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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.

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Strengths

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  • She has demonstrated a very high-level capability as a leading expert in M&A practice in Japan.

    Corporate/M&A: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific

Ranked Individuals at Nishimura & Asahi (67)

Asia-Pacific Region

Japan

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