Herbert Smith Freehills LLP‘s M&A team in Tokyo is noted particularly for its experience handling outbound transactions, including M&A, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and divestments, for blue-chip Japanese companies. Graeme Preston, managing partner for Asia and corporate practice head in Japan, specialises in assisting Japanese clients with outbound cross-border M&A. He has significant experience in the TMT, pharma, healthcare, consumer, and manufacturing sectors. Andrew Blacoe, managing partner of the Tokyo office and corporate head for Asia, has significant experience in outbound M&A transactions, especially in the energy sector. Damien Roberts divides his time between Tokyo and Sydney. Joseph Fisher and Lachlan Clancy are also key contacts.
Testimonials
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- ‘Joseph Fisher is diligent, considerate and keen to deliver great service to his clients. He works hard to understand his clients and how he can lean on HSF's internal resources to deliver what the client needs.'
- ‘Graeme Preston is a trusted adviser who provides balanced commercial and legal advice, and is an experienced M&A expert. He has been a longstanding adviser to us for many years.’
Key clients
- SoftBank Corporation
- Infratil Limited
Work highlights
- Advised SoftBank Corp. on taking a majority stake in Cubic Telecom, a leading global provider of software-defined connected vehicle solutions headquartered in Dublin.
- Advised Sumitomo Corporation on its investment in DABCO Limited, a digital platform provider that enables autonomous identification and communication between connected devices.