Nishimura & Asahi provides support to Japanese and Chinese clients on a broad range of corporate and M&A matters. Led by Shanghai-based Takashi Nomura, the group is well versed in assisting media, logistics and automotive sector companies, and Nomura is highly regarded for advising on inbound and outbound M&A transactions. Seita Kinoshita has a solid track record in representing financial institutions in matters across the full lifecycle of M&A transactions.
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Key clients

  • KDDI Corporation
  • Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Beijing Bytedance Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Idemitsu Kosan K.K.
  • NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD
  • Logisteed, Ltd.
  • Proterial, Ltd.
  • Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Group
  • TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
  • AMADA CO., LTD.
  • TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION
  • SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO.,LTD.

Work highlights

Advised Seven & i Holdings on an organizational restructuring of the food supermarket businesses, specialty stores, and other businesses in the client’s corporate group.
Acting as counsel to Bytedance and its related companies on general corporate matters.

Practice head

Takashi Nomura

Other key lawyers

Seita Kinoshita