Professional Summary
Takuya Wada is a member of the Finance & Projects Group in Baker McKenzie’s Tokyo office. He is a member of the Tokyo Bar Association.
Practice Focus
Takuya focuses on cross-border and domestic acquisition finance, investment in limited partnership interests, project finance, real estate finance, mezzanine finance using subordinated loans, preferred stock / holdco loans, hybrid loans, securitization, financial regulations and mergers and acquisitions. He also works on other financial, real estate and general corporate transactions.
Representative Clients, Cases or Matters
- Represented the arrangers and senior lenders on CVC Capital Partners’ acquisition of Shiseido’s personal care business.
- Represented the arranger and lender on its JPY 1 trillion bridge loan to finance part of Softbank Group’s GBP 24 billion acquisition of ARM Holdings PLC. This transaction was awarded the M&A Deal of the Year (Premium), Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year and overall Japan Deal of the Year at the ALB Japan Law Awards 2017.
- Represented the arranger and lender on its USD 12.5 billion loan facility to Suntory Holdings in connection with its USD 16 billion acquisition of Beam Inc. This transaction was named an ASIAN-MENA Counsel Deal of the Year for 2014 and was awarded 2014 Japan Deal of the Year by FinanceAsia and Debt Market Deal of the Year, M&A Deal of the Year and overall Japan Deal of the Year at the ALB Japan Law Awards 2015.
- Represented various financial institutions and private equity funds in cross-border/domestic LBO transactions.
- Advised numerous major Japanese financial institutions, leasing companies and other companies on their investments in Japanese and global PE, infrastructure, real estate and VC funds.
- Represented various financial institutions in structured finance transactions for major theme parks in Japan.
- Represented a global automotive manufacturer in connection with its auto loan securitization program in Japan.
- Represented financial institutions and business operators in project finance transactions in connection with large-scale coal- and LNG-fired thermal power generation projects and renewable energy power generation (e.g., wind and solar)
- Advised foreign financial institutions on financial regulations applicable to their services in Japan.
- Represented Dentsu in its GBP 3.2 billion recommended offer for Aegis Group PLC, a UK-listed media planning firm.
- Represented a major US musical instruments company in its acquisition of a publicly traded Japanese audio company.
- Advised a New York Stock Exchange-listed US apparel company on the leases for its retail stores in Japan.
- Advised a major Japanese railway and real estate development company on residential development projects in Vietnam.
Publications, Presentations and Articles
- Co-author, “Practical Methods for Resolving Disputes with Vietnamese Companies,” Business Law Journal, LexisNexis, October 2012, Language: Japanese
Admissions
- New York – US (2021)
- Japan (2011)
Professional Association and Memberships
- Tokyo Bar Association – Member
- New York Bar Association – Member
Education
University of Virginia (LLM) (2018)
University of Tokyo School of Law (JD) (2010)
University of Tokyo Faculty of Law (LLB) (2007)
Languages
Japanese
English