About

We have extensive experience advising lenders, sponsors and borrowers on the structuring and documentation of complex domestic and cross-border acquisition and leveraged finance transactions. We have advised on the financing of private and public takeover transactions in many markets globally, including Japan, the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Finland, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Australia, Singapore, the Philippines and South Korea.

Representative Experience

  • Advised a major Japanese financial institution on its JPY1 trillion financing of a Japanese telecommunications company’s GBP24 billion acquisition of a UK IoT company.
  • Advised a major Japanese financial institution on its USD12.5 billion financing of a Japanese beverage company’s USD15.8 billion buyout of an NYSE-listed premium spirits company.
  • Advised a major Japanese financial institution on its JPY1.65 trillion financing of a Japanese telecommunications company’s USD20.1 billion acquisition of a US telecommunications company.
  • Advised a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer on the financing of its USD3.46 billion investment to acquire a 66% stake in a Japanese electronics company.
  • Advised a major Japanese financial institution on the financing of a Japanese brewer’s acquisition of several European beer brands and related businesses from a multinational brewing and beverage company for approximately EUR10 billion.
  • Advised for a major Japanese financial institution on the financing of an international private equity firm’s acquisition of a Japanese distributor of cosmetic products.
  • Advised the mandated lead arrangers and senior lenders on the financing of an international private equity firm’s acquisition of a Japanese food services company.
  • Advised the mandated lead arranger and lenders on the financing of the MBO of a Japanese moving services company.