KDDI Corporation: Tender Offer for LAC Co., Ltd.

Hiroyuki has advised on numerous M&A transactions in both domestic and cross-boarder areas, and in both the private and public sector for over 25 years. He has also provided legal services regarding general corporate matters including advice on the general shareholders meetings of public companies, risk management and business judgment matters based on his extensive knowledge of law and economics.

Suguru Sato has broad experience and expertise in handling domestic M&A transactions between listed companies, investments in startup companies, acquisitions by private equity funds, going private transactions through tender offer, and cross-border transactions, including strategy planning, structuring, and execution. He gained experience on secondment to two major corporations and had the opportunity to be involved in their internal decision making regarding investments in closed companies and capital and business alliances. Based on this experience, he is able to support his clients in the execution of their transactions, including internal decision making, from a client-friendly viewpoint. He also has substantial experience in advising on shareholder meetings, post-merger integrations, and domestic and cross-border general corporate transactions． Suguru Sato strives to provide his clients with flexible and prompt legal services in line with their particular needs.

Kazumaro’s antitrust practice spans various industries, including automotive, energy, telecommunication, medical/healthcare and finance. Kazumaro regularly represents clients in high-profile matters, including merger and acquisitions that require approval in multiple jurisdictions, and global and domestic cartel investigations.

Having worked as a partner in a prestigious law firm in China for about 3 years, in September 2010, Cuiping decided to come to Japan and work as one of the leaders of our China Practice Team, so as to take a step closer to her clients willing to expand their business globally and to help resolve their foreign legal issues more timely and actively. As an international lawyer specialized in the legal and business practice of both China and Japan, she has participated in plenty of investment and M&A projects between China and Japan using her fluent Chinese and Japanese. She also helps her clients to expand their business both domestically and globally using her strong social network established via numerous cross-border projects. Besides general corporate practice and corporate governance, she also devotes herself to cutting-edge legal issues such as the protection of data or personal information, presents creative resolutions to her clients, and provides them with continuous support on their overseas business. She also brings the latest legal news regarding China and Japan to her clients proactively not only by publishing articles, but also by attending multiple business seminars as a speaker.