PRACTICES

TKI consistently ranks as one of the top M&A firms in Japan and our lawyers are recognized leaders in this field. We regularly act as lead counsel for large Japanese groups on their overseas acquisitions, joint ventures and commercial arrangements, including in Europe, the Americas and APAC, as well as for multinational companies on their inbound investments into Japan.

Our practice ranges from large scale and mid-market mergers, acquisitions, takeover bids, management buyouts, consolidations, carve-outs, divestitures and joint ventures to providing defensive measures against activist shareholders and hostile takeovers and advising on complex commercial arrangements.

Our strength lies in our ability to understand our clients’ business objectives, allowing us to pre-empt possible issues and provide innovative and business-oriented solutions that are tailored to clients’ actual commercial needs. Our full-service offering, combined with our team of international lawyers and network of global law firms, means that we can provide coverage across multiple jurisdictions for a range of legal issues, and advise on all aspects of a transaction, including competition and antitrust issues, regulatory, tax, labor law and intellectual property aspects, thus maximizing the likelihood of a successful closing.