Overseen by Hikaru Oguchi in Tokyo, the team at Nishimura & Asahi advises multinational and Vietnamese corporations on a variety of cross-border M&A across multiple industries, including banking and finance, real estate, energy, manufacturing, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, TMT and logistics. Other key contacts for corporate matters include Vu Le Bang and Ha Hoang Loc in Ho Chi Minh City, and Akira Hiramatsu in Hanoi.
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Key clients
- Marubeni Corporation
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
- HSE Ltd.
- Lion Corporation
- Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp.
- JFE Engineering Corporation
- T Capital Partners Co., Ltd.
- Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
- Samty Co., Ltd.
- Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Aeon Financial Service Co., Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advised Lion Corporation, a Japanese household products manufacturer, on its acquisition of shares in MERAP Holding Corporation, a Vietnamese company that owns a significant portfolio of major brands in the healthcare field, mainly over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.
- Advised T Capital Partners Co., Ltd. and performed due diligence on target group companies in the garment manufacturing and retail business, consisting of multiple operating subsidiaries and affiliates in locations throughout Vietnam, with hundreds of outlets and potential business opportunities in Cambodia and the US.
- Advised Toyota Industries Corporation on its acquisition of 26% of the shares in a joint venture company, as part of a capital alliance with UMW Equipment Division Sdn. Bhd., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of UMW Holdings Berhad.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Hikaru Oguchi