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NO&T, STB, AMT, Davis Polk advise on Japan's biggest IPO in 6 years

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have advised Tokyo Metro on its 348.6 billion yen ($2.3 billion) initial public offering, Japan's largest in six years.
AZB, STB act on OYO’s $525 mln U.S. bet

BY Nimitt Dixit |

AZB & Partners has acted for Oravel Stays, the parent of e-hotelier OYO, on its proposed $525 million acquisition of U.S. motel operator G6 Hospitality from PE fund Blackstone. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett acted for Blackstone on the deal.
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).
Skadden, STB advise on Timee’s $435mln Japan IPO

BY Nimitt Dixit |

U.S. law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has guided Timee, Inc, a Japanese on-demand job platform, on its $435 million initial public offering and listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advised the international managers on the deal.
STB, S&C, Freshies act on $8 bln cross-border AC assets deal

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Sullivan & Cromwell has advised German engineering group Robert Bosch on its $8 billion agreement to acquire the residential ventilation businesses of Johnson Controls and Japanese group Hitachi.
Simpson Thacher, Nishimura act on Blackstone’s $2.17 bln Japan pharma sale

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi has represented private equity group MBK Partners on its acquisition of drugmaker Alinamin Pharmaceuticals for 350 billion yen ($2.17 billion) from PE giant Blackstone, which was advised by its longstanding firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
STB, AMT and TMI assist on $1.7 bln Blackstone Japan deal

BY Nimitt Dixit |

U.S. law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Japan’s firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune are advising global investment giant Blackstone on its $1.74 billion (275.8 billion yen) bid to take private Japanese digital comic distributor Infocom, which has hired TMI Associates to represent it.
STB guides Stonepeak on 1st Asia-dedicated infrastructure fund

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

U.S. law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has advised New York-headquartered alternative investment firm Stonepeak on raising $3.3 billion for its Stonepeak Asia Infrastructure Fund, its first fund dedicated to Asia.
Simpson Thacher advises CVC Capital on $6.8 bln Asia fund

BY Mari Iwata |

U.S. law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has advised PE fund CVC Capital Partners on the establishment of its sixth Asia fund, CVC Capital Partners Asia VI, which raised $6.8 billion.
A&O taps Simpson Thacher for funds specialist in SG

BY Sarah Wong |

Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy has bolstered its funds and asset management offering in Asia by hiring Tiffany Toh as a partner in Singapore.