TIS Inc. - Grab Holdings Inc.’s USD 39.6 billion SPAC merger
Leading Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi advised Japanese IT services provider TIS Inc. [TSE: 3626], on the proposed merger and listing of its strategic partner Grab Holdings Inc., the multinational ride-hailing company, which is preparing to raise approximately USD 4.5 billion using a SPAC and to list on NASDAQ.
The Nishimura & Asahi team advising TIS was led by partners Kohei Koikawa and Masataka Sato, supported by Kotaro Fuji.
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Masataka Sato has extensive experience with a broad range of cross-border M&A transactions in the ASEAN region, including investments in and acquisitions of listed companies, self-owned or family-owned companies and start-up companies, the formation of joint venture businesses, as well as real estate development projects (including REIT). He also provides advice and solutions in relation to corporate governance, labor, and regulatory compliance matters at the PMI stage.
私的整理（事業再生ADR、特定調停、純粋私的整理）または法的整理手続（民事再生、特別清算、破産）による事業再生案件に多数関与。 米国留学後の2019年から2023年まで、シンガポール事務所にて勤務し、東南アジア（特に、シンガポール、インドネシア、マレーシア、フィリピン）を中心とするクロスボーダーのM&A、事業再生/倒産、紛争、その他企業法務案件において、現地で培った知見と現地専門家とのコネクションを活かし、クライアントをサポート。
He has an extensive track record representing issuers, managers, and selling shareholders in various capital market transactions, including global IPOs, global follow-on offerings, convertible bond offerings, debt offerings, private investments in public companies (PIPEs), and J-REIT offerings. He has also been active in finance transactions by venture companies.