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Chambers Global Practice Guides - Shareholders' Rights and Shareholder Activism 2024 - Japan Chapter : Trends and Developments
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Shigeru SASAKI
Wide variety of experience in many M&A transactions from large cap to mid-small caps; domestic and cross boarder acquisitions, joint ventures and group restructuring. Provides legal advice taking in account the business strategy for general corporate matters and crisis management.
Experience in not only large M&A transactions but also mid-small cap M&A transactions, achieving efficiency and considering the internal/business matters within the client, from time being seconded to the legal department in a Japanese investment bank and full-time work in the client office. Experience assisting clients in a wide variety of industries; manufactures, retail, financial institutions, start-ups, etc. Successfully involved in several famous defense cases against hostile takeovers and activism campaigns. Provides legal advice in some crisis management situations and harassment investigations, accounting scandals and other corporate scandals. Such broad experience enables provision of strategic advice on various general corporate matters.
Representative Work
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- 2023.7
- Oval Corporation: Response to proposed takeover offer by Anton Paar GmbH and licence agreement
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- 2022 - 2023
- The Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation: Transfer of Qualicaps Co., Ltd. to Roquette Frères S.A.
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- 2019
- Hitachi car navigation unit Clarion: Sale to France’s Faurecia S.E.
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- 2017
- Valeo S.A. : Acquisition of the shares of ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES, LTD. through a tender offer
Publications
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Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Shareholder Activism & Engagement 2024: Japan
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Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Shareholder Activism & Engagement 2023: Japan
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Getting the Deal Through - Shareholder Activism & Engagement 2020: Japan
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Getting the Deal Through 2019 - Shareholder Activism & Engagement: Japan
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- Supporting our community: Study session, guidance on legal careers, and roundtable discussion at Saitama Prefectural Urawa Girls' Upper Secondary School
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- Supporting Our Community: Study Session at Saitama Prefectural Urawa Girls' Upper Secondary School
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- Supporting our community: Study session at Saitama Prefectural Urawa Girls' Upper Secondary School
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- Supporting our community: Study session, guidance on legal careers and panel discussion on women’s empowerment at Saitama Prefectural Urawa Girls' Upper Secondary School
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- Supporting our community: Career session at an elementary school in Kodaira
Education
- 2014
- Boston University School of Law (LL.M. in American Law, Sebastian Horsten Prize)
- 2002
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Professional Experience
- Davis Polk & Wardwell, Tokyo
- Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York
- Legal & Compliance Division , Legal Department , Corporate Legal Office , Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.