Corporate/M&A: International
Global Guide 2024 : Japan
Band 3
Contact number
+81 3 5562 6200Chambers Review
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is notable for assisting clients with complex M&A, joint venture and business integration matters. The firm provides assistance with divestments and tender offers. It often leverages support from its Hong Kong and US offices in order to support clients on cross-border transactions.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett fields a Hong Kong-based team renowned for its expertise in fund formations. The practice group is noted for its prowess in assisting Japanese GPs on the raising of substantial private equity and real estate funds and it demonstrates a strong bench of expert lawyers fluent in Japanese.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Simpson Thacher has an experienced team with a long history in Japan."
"Simpson Thacher has an experienced team with a long history in Japan."
Notable Practitioners
Jonathan Stradling is an up-and-coming practitioner who routinely advises on significant acquisitions and restructuring mandates. His clients include financial institutions and private equity firms.
"He is always proactive in helping and very quick in responding."
Adam Furber offers clients extensive experience on fund formation, heading the firm's Asian private funds practice, and is lauded for his knowledge of the Japanese market.