Nishimura & Asahi > Shanghai, China > Firm Profile

Nishimura & Asahi
38F PARK PLACE, 1601 NANJING WEST ROAD
JINGAN DISTRICT
SHANGHAI 200040
China

China > Corporate and M&A: foreign firms Tier 5

The China practice group of Japan’s largest law firm Nishimura & Asahi covers substantial cross-border M&A transactions, due diligence, regulatory approvals, joint ventures, investments and antitrust issues. It also assists major Japanese clients that establish subsidiaries in China. The practice’s principal figures are Shanghai-based Takashi Nomura and Azusa Nakashima in Beijing.

Practice head(s):

Takashi Nomura; Azusa Nakashima

Other key lawyers:

Satoshi Tojo; Masashi Shiga; Seita Kinoshita

Key clients

RS Technologies Co., Ltd.

Chuwa Bussan Co., Ltd.

Beijing Bytedance Technology Co., Ltd.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Ichikara Inc.

Eton Systems AB

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

Hitachi Capital Management (China) Ltd.

Showa Denko K.K.

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Nippon Steel Corporation

Mazda Motor Corporation

ORIX Corporation

Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Toyobo Co., Ltd.

T Capital Partners Co., Ltd.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

MUFG Bank, Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Advised RS Technologies Co., Ltd on the preparations for the Chinese listing of its Chinese subsidiary, GRINM Semiconductor Materials Co.
  • Advising Beijing Bytedance Technology Co on general corporate matters.
  • Served as lead counsel to Daikin on its acquisition of Duplomatic MS and Duplomatic’s global subsidiaries.