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The Tokyo-based corporate M&A team at Linklaters is jointly led by Tracy Whiriskey and Yoshiyuki Asaoka, who joined the team from Nishimura & Asahi in May 2023. Whiriskey’s ‘very well balanced’ approach is commended by clients, while colleagues Hirofumi Taba and Mamoru Ikeda are described as ‘immensely helpful’ and an ‘excellent technical lawyer’, respectively. Alongside the group's work in complex cross-border matters, the team is able to assist clients with joint ventures, strategic investments, and corporate litigation, as well as private equity transactions and both inbound and outbound M&A.
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- ‘Superb client service and a strong grasp of our needs and concerns. Examples of this superb client service include introduction to potential project partners.’
- ‘Hirofumi Taba has strong all-round knowledge of the energy market from an M&A, project and trading perspective and was immensely helpful in navigating new country entries for international companies.’
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Key clients
- Actis
- Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co.
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Work highlights
- Advised Actis GP LLP on the launch of the $500m Japan-focused renewables platform, Nozomi Energy, which involves complex structuring of investment platforms in Japan using the Japan TK-GK structure and setting up a complex share based management investment program.
- Advised Actis GP LLP on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Hergo Japan Energy Corporation, a Japanese renewable energy platform that holds a portfolio of onshore and offshore wind renewable energy projects at various stages, from Infrastructure S.p.A., an Italian renewable energy producer.
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