The Tokyo office of the Firm recently represented the initial purchasers, led by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. in an offering of $500,000,000 2.100% Senior Notes due 2018
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Freshfields Advises Meiji Yasuda on Significant Strategic Investment in Thai Life Group
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (Meiji Yasuda) on its 15% capital investment in Thailand based insurer Thai Life Insurance Public Company Limited (Thai Life)
Read moreDavis Polk Advises Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation on $2 Billion Concurrent Guaranteed Senior Bond Offerings
Davis Polk advised Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in connection with its $2 billion senior debt offering in reliance on the Section 3(a)(2) exemption of the Securities Act. The offering consisted of $500 million of 1.45%
Read moreRopes & Gray – Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. Buys Stake in Medicago in Transaction Valued at $357M
Ropes & Gray is providing U.S. legal counsel to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC) in its definitive arrangement agreement to acquire of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Medicago Inc., other than
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Suntory Beverage & Food in $3.9 Billion IPO
The Tokyo office of the Firm recently represented Suntory Beverage & Food Limited in connection with its initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which included a global offering to institutional investors pursuant to
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings in its Offering of 217,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
The Firm recently represented Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of 217 million shares of common stock. The offering raised approximately ¥94 billion (US$ 935 million).
Read moreBingham Strengthens Global IP and Litigation Practices with Addition of Chris Mizumoto to Tokyo Office
Bingham McCutchen LLP continues to build upon its intellectual property and litigation strengths with the addition of Chris Mizumoto as a partner to its Intellectual Property Group and Litigation Area in Tokyo
Read moreAllen & Overy Advises BTMU on Multi-Billion Dollar Voluntary Tender Offer for Bank of Ayudhya, Thailand
Allen & Overy is advising The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd (BTMU) on its voluntary tender offer (VTO) for The Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited (Krungsri), a major commercial bank listed on the
Read moreDavis Polk Obtains Landmark Chapter 15 Recognition of Elpida Memory, Inc.’s Japanese Reorganization Plan
Davis Polk advised Elpida Memory, Inc. (Elpida), a debtor in a corporate reorganization proceeding pending in Japan, in obtaining United States recognition of its Japanese plan of reorganization. Elpida’s highly contested cross border reorganization case
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises MHI on Global Integration of Thermal Power Operations with Hitachi
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“MHI”) on the proposed worldwide merger with Hitachi, Ltd. (“Hitachi”) of their respective thermal power operations. The firm has been working together with Japanese law firm
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises Sumitomo Corporation on its Investment in Three Mega-Solar Power Plants in Japan
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) is advising Sumitomo Corporation (“Sumitomo”) on their plans to develop and invest in three mega-solar power projects in Japan. These projects will require an investment of JPY18 billion with
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation in Acquisition of Butterfield Fulcrum Group
The Firm is representing Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation in its acquisition of Butterfield Fulcrum Group, an alternative investment fund administrator
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