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Japan’s MHM to expand SE Asia presence with HCMC office

BY Aparna Sai |

Japanese Big Four law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is set to continue its expansion across Southeast Asia after announcing an office in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City.
Obituary: Yoshio Ohno, co-founder, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

BY Aparna Sai |

Yoshio Ohno, a founding partner of Japanese Big Four law firm Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, passed away on April 19. He was 92.
Clifford Chance appoints Tokyo disputes head from Japan’s Nagashima Ohno

BY John Kang |

Clifford Chance has hired Peter Coney as head of its litigation and dispute resolution practice in Tokyo from Japanese firm Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, where he was a foreign law partner.
Ropes, MoFo, Akin Gump on Toshiba’s $18 bln sale of chip unit to Bain-led consortium

BY John Kang, Reuters |

Morrison Foerster has advised Toshiba on a $18 billion deal to sell its chip unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital, which turned to Ropes & Gray for advice.
Ashurst, Links, NO&T on Sharp’s $1 bln investment in SoftBank's Vision Fund

BY John Kang, Reuters |

Ashurst has advised Japanese electronics maker Sharp on its $1 billion investment in SoftBank Group's planned $100 billion Vision Fund, the world’s largest private equity fund, which turned to Linklaters for advice.
Skadden, Weil, Nagashima on $1.6 bln sale of bankrupt Takata

BY John Kang, Reuters |

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has represented U.S.-based Key Safety Systems (KSS) on a $1.6 billion deal to acquire nearly all of Japanese airbag-maker Takata’s assets, which tapped Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu for advice.
Nagashima Ohno, MHM haul awards at JLA 2017

BY John Kang |

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu and Mori Hamada & Matsumoto – two of Japan's Big Four firms – scored big at this year's Japan Law Awards.
Davis Polk, STB, NO&T, AMT on Sushiro’s $615 mln Japan IPO

BY John Kang, Reuters |

Davis Polk & Wardwell and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu have represented Sushiro Global Holdings on its $615 million initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, serving as U.S. and Japan counsel, respectively.
CC, STB on Comcast’s $2.3 bln purchase of remaining stake in Universal Studios Japan

BY John Kang, Reuters |

Clifford Chance has advised Comcast NBCUniversal on its $2.3 billion purchase of the remaining 49 percent it does not already own in Universal Studios Japan from an investor group that includes Goldman Sachs, which turned to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu for counsel.
STB, MHM counsel KKR on $4.5 bln Japan auto parts buy

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (STB) and Mori Hamada & Matsumoto have advised U.S. buyout firm KKR & Co in its acquisition of Nissan Motor-backed auto parts maker Calsonic Kansei Corp for up to 498.3 billion yen ($4.5 billion).