Indian law firm Link Legal has appointed M&A specialist Vijay Sureka as a corporate partner in Mumbai from Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas.
Sureka advises investors and promoters on joint ventures and M&A in industries including manufacturing, infrastructure, IT, hospitality, and education.
Before his time at SAM, Sureka worked at AZB & Partners and Wadia Ghandy & Co.
To contact the editorial team, please email ALBEditor@thomsonreuters.com.
Nishimura & Asahi has advised Panasonic Connect, a subsidiary of Japan’s Panasonic Holdings, on a strategic capital partnership with ORIX for its projector business.
Shackled by a shrinking population and weak domestic demand, corporate Japan has been looking overseas for inorganic expansion as anaemic domestic fundamentals curtail growth prospects and investor confidence.
Japanese firm Tokyo International Law Office has continued its growth this year with the hire of two new partners: Makiko Kawamura joins from EY Japan to launch a new tax practice, while construction expert Hojung Jun comes on board from Baker McKenzie.