Masaaki Hirota

Practice Areas

Mergers and Acquisitions/Reorganizations, Private Equity, Venture Capital/Start-ups

Finance, Banking, LBO Finance

International Practice

Career

Joined Mori Hamada & Matsumoto in 2014, becoming Partner in 2023.

Worked with Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (New York) ,2019-2020.

Professional Memberships

Admitted in Japan (Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association), 2013; New York, 2020.

Publications

"Getting the Deal Through - PRIVATE M&A 2024 - Japan Chapter" (2023)

"Comprehensive Analysis of M&A Laws of Japan, 2nd edition" (Yuhikaku, 2022)

"TOBs in Japan - Systems and Demonstrations" (Yuhikaku, 2016)

Personal

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2010)

The University of Chicago Law School (LL.M., 2019)

Languages Spoken

Fluent in Japanese and English.

Experience

Mr. Hirota has been engaged in numerous M&A transactions and has extensive experience in deals involving PE funds, domestic and foreign operating companies, and publicly listed companies. Mr. Hirota specializes in PE fund transactions based on his knowledge of acquisition finance and cross-border M&A transactions based on his overseas experience, including his early childhood.