Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Ascott Residence Trust (Ascott Reit) on its acquisition of a portfolio of 11 rental housing properties in Japan for JPY9.2 billion from ACRJ3 Pte Ltd, an 88.9% owned subsidiary of The Ascott Limited. The properties have a total of 959 apartments located across six cities in Japan (more…)
Bingham McCutchen LLP expanded its 75-lawyer Tokyo office and bolstered its global cross-border capabilities in Japan and Asia with the addition of Christopher Wells and Tomoko Fuminaga as partners in Bingham’s Investment Management Group along with five additional lawyers, including Carol Tsuchida and Koji Yamamoto (more…)
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) welcomes new counsel, Tetsuo Kurita, who joined the Tokyo office as of May 1. Mr. Kurita is a seasoned lawyer well recognized for his efforts in supporting the legal affairs of Japanese companies advancing into Southeast Asia. He will be working as a member of the Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions and the Dispute Resolution groups and will be further enhancing Baker & McKenzie’s presence in the Asia Pacific region (more…)
Hogan Lovells has expanded its intellectual property team in Tokyo with the hire of Dr Frederick Ch’en who started on 1 April 2013 as Of Counsel. This follows on the recruitment of fourteen IP practitioners in Tokyo over the past twelve months including the hire of Of Counsel Peter Hansen who joined the firm in November 2012 (more…)
We currently have a number of active openings for associate roles at US and UK firms in HK / China, Singapore and two new in-house openings. As always, please feel free to reach out to us at asia@kinneyrecruiting.com in order to get details of current openings in Asia, as well as to discuss the Asia markets in [...]
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised MGPA on behalf of MGPA Asien Spezialfonds, which targets German-speaking institutional investors on two property investments in Japan. The investments comprise the acquisition of two Tokyo office buildings, South Shin Otsuka building in Otsuka and Shinjuku TX building in Shinjuku. These transactions are MGPA Asien Spezialfonds first investments in Japan with both transactions closing in March. The fund is launched on the administration platform of the German investment company Universal-Investment (more…)
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) provided legal advice to ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”) on its purchase of a 96.09% equity stake in leading Japanese glass fiber manufacturer, Asahi Fiber Glass Co., Ltd (“Asahi Fiber Glass”), from WP1 Investment Limited Partnership and the Development Bank of Japan Inc. (more…)
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) advised Shinsei Bank on its JPY 1.6 billion loan to JAG Energy Co.,Ltd. (“JAG”), a group company of Japan Asia Group Limited. JAG is constructing five mega solar power facilities in Hokkaido which can generate a total output of approximately 5.5 MW (more…)
The Tokyo office of the Firm recently represented the initial purchasers, led by Nomura Securities International, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC in an offering of $1,400,000,000 5.325% Step-up Callable Subordinated Notes due 2073 by Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. The notes were sold to international investors outside of Japan in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S. The notes are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (more…)
Morrison & Foerster today announced that Kenji P. Taneda, a highly regarded capital markets lawyer, has joined the firm as a corporate partner in its Tokyo office (more…)
The Firm is representing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, “KKR”) in the sale of Intelligence Holdings, Ltd. to Temp Holdings, Co. Ltd. Temp Holdings will acquire all outstanding equity of Intelligence from KKR and the management of Intelligence for an enterprise value of ¥68 billion ($716 million). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions (more…)
Simpson Thacher recently represented the underwriters, led by Nomura Securities International, Inc., in an offering of $1.2 billion 2.00% Medium-Term Notes, Series A due 2016 and $300 million floating rate Medium-Term Notes, Series A due 2016 of Nomura Holdings Inc. The Notes are listed on the London Stock Exchange (more…)
