Suzhou Secote Precision Electronic Co., Ltd. - Increased stake in Optima Co., Ltd.
Leading Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi advised Suzhou Secote Precision Electronic Co., Ltd. ("Suzhou Secote") [XSHG: 603283], a Chinese automated-solutions provider, on the acquisition through its Hong Kong subsidiary of additional shares in Optima Co., Ltd. (“Optima”), a Japanese company which makes silicone-wafer measuring devices. With this acquisition, Suzhou Secote's shareholding in Optima increased to 73.75%.
The Nishimura & Asahi team advising Suzhou Secote was led by partners Yusuke Nakagawa, Cuiping Zhang* and Hiroko Jimbo.
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Hiroko Jimbo is advising on various M&A transactions such as acquisitions of private/listed companies, joint ventures, capital/business alliances and technology alliances, and general corporate matters such as support of foreign companies’ entry into Japanese market, with strengths in industries and transactions where technology and intellectual property are important, such as the business integration in the electronics and other manufacturing industries, telecommunication industries, license / franchise business.
She has strong expertise in Japanese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulations and handled numerous FDI filings. Based on the experience of various deals and the experience to work with government, she has unique insight to coordinate complex and difficult transactions that involve FDI elements. She engaged in discussion as a member of council and committees at the Japanese government level on the amendment to Japan’s Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act in 2020 and the implementation thereof. She has also served as an advisor for Council for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan, Cabinet Office and actively supports the foreign investment promotion.
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.