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Asa Shinkawa

Asa Shinkawa

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Nishimura & Asahi
 Nishimura & Asahi

Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A: Domestic

Japan

12 years ranked

About

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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 202

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

Clients

KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS

Goldman Sachs

ITOCHU CORPORATION

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

SBI Holdings

Work Highlights

•Integration of power-generator systems business by Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

•ITOCHU Corporation’s taking-private transaction of ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation

•SBI Holdings, Inc.’s taking-private transaction of Shinsei Bank, Ltd.

•Pattern Energy Group’s sale of all shares in Green Power Investment Corporation to NTT Anode Energy and JERA

•Goldman Sachs’s sale of all shares in Japan Renewable Energy Co. Ltd. to ENEOS Corporation

•Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’s acquisition of shares in Seiyu GK from Walmart Inc.

Education

Harvard Law School

LL.M.

1997

The University of Tokyo

LL.B.

1989

Awards

The World’s Leading Lawyer for Business (Corporate/M&A)

Chambers Global 2009 -2024

2024

Dealmaker of the Year

ALB Japan Law Awards

2022

Dealmaker of the Year, North Asia

ALB Women in Law Awards

2021

Woman Lawyer of the Year

ALB Japan Law Awards

2020

Private Equity Deal of the Year

The Asia Legal Awards

2021

Industry Sector Expertise

Technology & Telecommunications, Energy, Life Sciences

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Japan, U.S.

Languages Spoken

Japanese, English

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Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A: Domestic - Japan

Band 1
Individual Editorial

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

Provided by Chambers

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

    Corporate/M&A: DomesticChambers Global Guide

Ranked Individuals at Nishimura & Asahi (48)

Asia-Pacific Region

China

Europe-wide

Global Market Leaders

Japan

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