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Nishimura hires Vietnam partner from MHM

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Leading Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi has strengthened its Vietnam practice with the addition of veteran lawyer Nguyen Ngoc Phuc as a partner in Ho Chi Minh City from rival Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (MHM).
NO&T, MHM, AMT advise on Itochu’s $1.24 bln bid to take over Descente

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu is advising Japanese trading house Itochu Corp on its 182.6-billion-yen ($1.24 billion) offer to take full control of sportswear maker Descente, which is being represented by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto.
STB, Nishimura, MHM act on $4 bln take-private offer for Japan’s Fuji Soft

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Nishimura & Asahi and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are advising U.S. private equity firm KKR & Co on its plan to take Japanese system developer Fuji Soft under a management buyout worth about 600 billion yen ($4.09 billion).
NO&T, MHM advising on $1.4 bln Kirin-Fancl deal

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu is advising Japan’s Kirin Holdings on its 220.7 billion yen ($1.4 billion) offer to acquire the rest of skincare brand Fancl Corp, which is being represented by Uryu & Itoga.
Kirkland, N&A, NO&T, MHM advise on $835 mln Carlyle offer for KFC Japan

BY Mari Iwata |

Kirkland & Ellis and Nishimura & Asahi are advising Crispy Holdings, a fund wholly owned by Carlyle Group, on a 135-billion-yen ($863 million) tender offer for shares of Tokyo-listed KFC Holdings Japan.
Nishimura, MHM advise on Dai-ichi Life’s $2 bln acquisition of Benefit One

BY Mari Iwata |

Nishimura & Asahi has advised Japanese life insurance giant Dai-ichi Life Holdings on its 2.9-trillion-yen ($2 billion) acquisition of healthcare platform Benefit One, which was represented by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto.
MHM to expand in Japan with Yokohama office launch

BY Mari Iwata |

Leading Japanese law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto has announced that it will establish a presence in Yokohama, the nation’s second-largest city. It will be the firm’s seventh domestic office.
Clifford Chance, Nishimura, MHM lead on CVC’s $1.2 bln acquisition of Sogo Medical Group

BY Mari Iwata |

Clifford Chance and Nishimura & Asahi have acted for private equity firm CVC Capital Partners on its 17-billion-yen ($1.2 billion) acquisition of Sogo Medical Group, Japan’s fifth-biggest pharmacy by store numbers. Sogo was represented by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto.
MHM becomes 2nd large Japan firm to enter into Philippines alliance

BY Mari Iwata |

Leading Japanese law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto has expanded its presence to the Philippines after announcing a strategic alliance with local firm Tayag Ngochua & Chu in Manila.
Davis Polk, Nishimura, MHM act on $4.7 bln Japan chip-packaging deal

BY Nimitt Dixit |

U.S. law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell and Japan’s Mori Hamada & Matsumoto are advising a consortium led by state-backed Japan Investment Corp (JIC) on its offer to buy out semiconductor packaging maker Shinko Electric Industries from Fujitsu for $4.71 billion.