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24 Nishimura & Asahi Lawyers Named Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers 2024”
Tokuhiro Matsunaga is a partner in the corporate/M&A and competition law practice areas. He provides clients with practical solutions by utilizing his expertise and experience in numerous practice areas.
Tokuhiro Matsunaga has handled a wide variety of cross-border M&A transactions in Asia and other regions. Recently, he has been focusing on the expansion of N&A’s Thai legal practice, and provides hands-on support to both Japanese and international clients that invest or are located in Thailand. He advises clients from both corporate/M&A and competition law perspectives, and has prevailed in a broad range of complicated cases, such as M&A transactions that involve serious antitrust issues. In addition, he has extensive experience with competition law investigations by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission, as well as investigations by other competition authorities in more than 15 countries. He also advises on other legal practice areas, including corporate governance, shareholders’ meetings, countermeasures against hostile takeovers and shareholder activism, compliance enhancement, internal investigations, and whistleblowing cases. He is adept at precisely understanding clients’ needs, and works carefully and efficiently to achieve the optimal outcomes for his clients.
Representative Work
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- 2021
- Advantage Partners Inc. and Tokyo Century Corporation: Acquisition of Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.’s energy storage devices and systems business
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- 2021
- Invesco Office J-REIT, Inc. - Acquisition of investment units by Invesco Ltd.
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- 2021
- Hitachi Metals, Ltd. - Sale to a consortium led by Bain Capital Private Equity, LP
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- 2020
- Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. - Acquisition of majority stake in Hinokiya Group Co., Ltd.
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- 2012 -
- International cartel investigation into the auto shipping service sector
Awards & Rankings
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Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year at ALB Japan Law Awards 2023
Seminars
Publications
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Thailand: Takeover and 5% Reporting Rules
Articles
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Global Competition Review: IP & Antitrust 2020 - Japan
Articles
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Thailand: Court proceedings during the COVID-19 outbreak
Articles
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Thailand: Interesting Corporate Issues Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Articles
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Thailand: Practical HR Management during COVID-19 Outbreak
Articles
News
Education
- 2011
- New York University School of Law (LL.M.)
- 2000
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Professional Experience
- Co-Representative of Bangkok Office
- The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Legal Office for the Americas