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David Snowden is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Tokyo office. Since joining the Firm’s Tokyo office in 2010, David has worked with both Japanese issuers and international underwriters on a wide range of complex and significant securities offerings, including global IPOs by Japanese issuers, Rule 144A/Regulation S international debt and equity offerings, public offerings in the United States as well as debt tender offers, across several industries. His recent representations include Rigaku Holdings Corporation, Kokusai Electric Corporation and Skymark Airlines in their IPOs, Asahi Group Holdings and Japan Airlines in their follow-on offerings, as well as The Norinchukin Bank and Suntory Holdings in their notes offerings.

David Azcue

David Azcue is a Partner in Simpson Thacher's Tokyo office, and co-heads the Firm's Private Funds Practice in Japan. He joined the Firm in 2006 and has spent 16 years in the Firm’s Tokyo office and 2 years in the Firm’s Beijing office. David’s practice focuses on advising fund sponsors in connection with all aspects of fundraising across a broad range of asset classes, co-investments, GP stakes, and secondary transactions. He also advises sponsors on structuring, financing, operations, and other related matters. He represented many of the leading sponsors and asset managers in Japan and across Asia. David has also been a speaker and moderator at various conferences, including the Fund Finance Associates (FFA) Japan and APAC Symposium in 2024, and frequently writes about private equity trends and developments in Asia.

Makiko Harunari

Head of Simpson Thacher’s Asia Banking and Credit Practice, Makiko concentrates on complex cross-border financing transactions throughout the Asia-Pacific region and advises a varied roster of prominent financial sponsors, corporate borrowers and international financial institutions. Her practice includes a broad mix of acquisition finance, real estate finance, fund finance, private credit, hybrid equity, back-leverage and other innovative financing products and continues to grow restructuring capabilities. Makiko has extensive industry experience across real estate, infrastructure, data centers, healthcare and industrials.

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