Morrison Foerster’s leading M&A practice in Tokyo offers a comprehensive service to Japanese and international clients encompassing public and private acquisitions, carve-outs, spinouts, and joint ventures. Recent highlights for the group include advising the board of directors and Transactional Special Committee of Toshiba Corporation on the $15.2bn take-private tender offer proposal made by Japan Industrial Partners. Ken Siegel, managing partner of the firm’s Tokyo office and M&A practice head, regularly acts for high-tech companies in acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. Gary Smith has over 30 years of experience handling cross-border M&A, especially in the life sciences, tech, and media sectors. Stephen DeCosse focuses on public and private M&A and investments for trading houses and private equity firms. Randy Laxer and Jeremy White are also key figures in the team.
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‘Jeremy White and Stephen DeCosse have a high level of global experience and a proven track record and are capable of handling legal cases around the world. In addition, despite being a global firm, they provide optimal solutions and legal analysis that meet the needs of Japanese companies. In addition, their Japanese branch is large, which gives you peace of mind.’
‘The greatest strength of this team is not only its accurate legal analysis but also the ability to provide the optimal solution that the client desires in a short time. I believe that all members of this team have a wealth of knowledge, know-how, and experience to achieve this. I believe that the more complex the case, the more this team can demonstrate its strengths. I think Gary Smith at Mofo in particular is a fantastic lawyer with a lot of experience.’
‘Their lawyers have a strong appreciation of commercial matters.’
‘MOFO is one of the best law firms that we have retained for corporate and M&A projects.'
Clients clés
- SoftBank
- TDK Corporation
- Fujitsu Limited
- Renesas Electronics Corporation
- Tencent Holdings Limited
- NTT Communications
- Toshiba
- Onsemi
- L Catterton
- Palantir Technologies Inc.
Points forts
Advised Toshiba Corporation on its $15bn take-private.
Advised ARM Holdings plc on its US$5.2bn initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq.
Advised Sekisui House on its $4.9bn acquisition of M.D.C. Holdings, a large US homebuilder listed on the NYSE.
Avocats
Hall of Fame
Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.
Les grands avocats du marché
Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
Randy Laxer
Jeremy White
Responsable de la pratique
Ken Siegel
Autres avocats clés
Gary Smith; Stephen DeCosse; Randy Laxer; Jeremy White