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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Offices

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings

Japan > Capital markets: International firms and joint ventures Tier 3

The capital markets practice at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP regularly advises on the full spectrum of SEC-registered public offerings, in addition to equity, debt, and hybrid securities offerings. Practice head Tong Yu is noted for advisin issuers and underwriters on initial public offerings and multi-jurisdictional tender offers. Other key contacts within the team include associate Makoto Nishigai.

Practice head(s):

Tong Yu

Other key lawyers:

Makoto Nishigai

Testimonials

‘Given the team’s SEC registrant clients, their advice on recent developments in SEC, in particular on disclosure is always up-to-date and based on many precedents.’

‘Tong Yu is reputable, amicable, and an approachable partner. He is calm under pressure, he listens to his clients first, digests issues and provides his views. Empathy is one of his strengths.’

Key clients

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Work highlights

  • Advised MUFG on its public offering of $5bn aggregate principal amount of senior notes in five tranches.
  • Advised MUFG in its offering of $4.5bn senior notes structured to qualify as external total loss-absorbing capacity (external TLAC) debt.
  • Advised MUFG in its offering of $4.4bn senior notes structured to qualify as external total loss-absorbing capacity (external TLAC) debt.

Japan > Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures Tier 4

The team at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is jointly headed up by Tong Yu and Kaye Yoshino and assists clients in industries encompassing the insurance, financial services, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals sectors. The practice offers advice on private equity deals, capital markets transactions, acquisitions, cross-border mergers, and internal investigations.

Practice head(s):

Tong Yu; Kaye Yoshino

Testimonials

‘The M&A team led by Tong Yu has strength in delivery of cross-border transactions involving Japanese businesses or companies. The team has ample understanding of Japanese business culture, as well as the business practice. We always enjoy working with them.’

‘Tong Yu has extensive experience in handling large-sized M&A transactions involving Japanese businesses. He understands the Japanese mentality involved in deal dynamics, as well as the expectations of international clients in product delivery. He is always creative in producing solutions.’

Key clients

SVF Investment Corp. 3

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Apollo

Work highlights

  • Advised SVF Investment Corp. 3 SPAC on the merger with Symbotic in a $5.5bn transaction.
  • Assisted with the formation of the strategic partnership between Apollo and SuMi TRUST.
  • Advised on Mizuho’s acquisition of Greenhill.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP > Firm Profile

Chairman: Brad S. Karp

Deputy Chair: Valerie E. Radwaner

Asia-Pacific Partners: Greg Liu (Beijing/Hong Kong); Judie Ng Shortell (Beijing/Hong Kong); Bosco Yiu (Hong Kong); Jack Lange (Hong Kong); Tong Yu (Tokyo)

Firm Overview:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a premier firm of more than 1,000 lawyers with diverse backgrounds, personalities, ideas and interests who provide innovative and effective solutions to our clients’ most complex legal and business challenges. The firm represents many of the world’s largest and most important public and private corporations, asset managers and financial institutions, as well as clients in need of pro bono assistance. We consistently earn high praise for our collaborative efforts to handle highly sophisticated matters with complex legal and business challenges, providing novel and efficient solutions to otherwise intractable situations.

The firm is widely recognized as having market-leading practices in private equity, public company M&A, litigation, white collar and regulatory defence, and restructuring. Within these broad practices, we also offer numerous market-leading specialized practices.

Asia-Pacific Capabilities:

Paul, Weiss maintains a vibrant presence in Greater China, Japan and elsewhere in Asia, with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and Tokyo, complemented by in-depth Asia-related experience brought together from our New York, London and Washington, D.C., offices. The firm represents major U.S. and international financial institutions, technology, media and telecommunications companies, private equity funds, investment banks, consumer goods corporations and other companies seeking to conduct business in Asia. In addition, we represent numerous Asian companies in connection with a broad range of international business ventures.

China and Hong Kong:

Paul, Weiss is a market leader and tone-setter in Greater China. We represent regional and international clients in corporate transactional matters involving auctions, outbound investments, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, foreign direct investments—including the establishment of joint ventures, wholly foreign-owned companies, holding companies and investment funds—capital markets, corporate financings and project finance, and restructurings.

One of the first foreign firms to establish an office in Beijing in 1981, Paul, Weiss is a prominent member of Beijing’s legal community. In 1983, Paul, Weiss established a Hong Kong limited liability partnership. Our China practice team is led by three partners and includes lawyers from our Beijing, Hong Kong and New York offices who are qualified in various jurisdictions around the world. The team also draws support from our Tokyo, London and Washington, D.C., offices. The Beijing and Hong Kong offices work in tandem, with lawyers splitting their time between the two locations. Where necessary, the firm works closely with qualified PRC counsel in China.

Japan:

Paul, Weiss is a leader among U.S. law firms in the representation of Japanese corporations and financial institutions in transactions around the globe, and multinational corporations and private investment funds in their activities in Japan.

Paul, Weiss opened its Tokyo office in 1987, when Japanese law changed to first permit the establishment of offices by foreign law firms. Staffed with bilingual attorneys, the Tokyo office has been integral to the firm’s involvement in high-profile M&A transactions and some of the largest global securities offerings. In addition, the Tokyo office has accumulated significant experience advising Japanese clients on matters involving litigation and dispute resolution, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, antitrust law, regulatory investigations and internal investigations.

Lawyers from the Tokyo office have also worked with colleagues from other Paul, Weiss offices in forming various investment fund structures that focus on Japan investments. Regarding Japan law-specific issues, the Tokyo office relies on its close working relationships built over the years with top domestic law firms in Japan.