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Yoshi is widely regarded as one of Japan’s leading corporate and M&A lawyers. He advises on both cross-border and domestic transactions for private equity firms, global financial institutions, tech giants and major corporates across many industries and sectors. He is co-head of the firm’s Corporate practice in the Tokyo office. Yoshi has advised on many complex and innovative transactions, including transactions that have set the precedent for future similar deals. These include advising Japanese pharma company Takeda’s acquisition of international biotech Shire, and the business integration between LINE and Z Holdings (Yahoo Japan), two of the market leaders in the Japanese tech space. Among the range of transactions for PE clients, Yoshi has advised on LBO, MBO, PIPE, carve-out deals and growth investments. He also has expertise in corporate governance and M&A-related litigation.
