Karl Pires
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 4 : Corporate/M&A: International
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About
Provided by Karl Pires
Practice Areas
Karl has more than 25 years’ experience advising clients on a wide variety of cross-border M&A transactions, including strategic acquisitions, public tender offer bids, minority investments, consortium bids, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and business carve-outs. He focuses on representing Japanese clients on transactions outside Japan and assisting multinational clients with transactions in Japan.
Karl has worked with clients across a broad range of sectors including energy transition (offshore wind, solar and hydrogen/ammonia), infrastructure (power generation, shipping and rail), industrial (automotive, machinery and chemicals), life sciences and healthcare (pharma, biotech and medical devices) and technology (semiconductors, software, e-commerce and telecommunications). The clients he represents include publicly listed corporations, privately held companies, utilities, government-affiliated and private financial institutions, pension funds, private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds. In addition to his work with clients, Karl has been an Adjunct Professor at the Keio University Law School in Tokyo since 2014 where he teaches a course on mergers and acquisitions.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Karl Pires is involved in a range of public and private M&A transactions including acquisitions, investments and joint ventures.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Karl knows everything from Japanese culture, the company's operation and how we think about the M&A transaction. The advice he gives me is to the point and what we want."
"Karl's work product is excellent. He's a strong communicator and is capable of driving progress without me being involved in the minutiae of a given negotiation or contract."
"Karl knows everything from Japanese culture, the company's operation and how we think about the M&A transaction. The advice he gives me is to the point and what we want."
"Karl's work product is excellent. He's a strong communicator and is capable of driving progress without me being involved in the minutiae of a given negotiation or contract."
Articles, highlights and press releases
3 items provided by A&O Shearman
Osaka Gas USA’s Joint Development of Utility-Scale Solar Projects with Oriden in the US
Shearman & Sterling advised Osaka Gas and its U.S. subsidiary Osaka Gas USA Corporation in connection with the agreement with Oriden LLC to jointly develop a portfolio of more than 700 MWdc (600 MWac) of utility-scale solar and storage projects throughout certain U.S. markets.
Qxpress’s Acquisition of KorChina Logistics Holdings Limited
Shearman & Sterling advised Qxpress Pte. Ltd. on its acquisition of Korchina Logistics Holdings Limited.
OGUSA's Joint Venture with MHI Group to Acquire Brighter Future Solar Farm
Shearman & Sterling advised Osaka Gas and its U.S. subsidiary OGUSA in connection with OGUSA’s joint venture with MHI Group through its U.S. subsidiary, MHIA, to acquire the 15.7 MWdc Brighter Future Solar Farm project in Caldwell County, North Carolina from the project developer Oriden LLC.
Osaka Gas USA’s Joint Development of Utility-Scale Solar Projects with Oriden in the US
Shearman & Sterling advised Osaka Gas and its U.S. subsidiary Osaka Gas USA Corporation in connection with the agreement with Oriden LLC to jointly develop a portfolio of more than 700 MWdc (600 MWac) of utility-scale solar and storage projects throughout certain U.S. markets.
Qxpress’s Acquisition of KorChina Logistics Holdings Limited
Shearman & Sterling advised Qxpress Pte. Ltd. on its acquisition of Korchina Logistics Holdings Limited.
OGUSA's Joint Venture with MHI Group to Acquire Brighter Future Solar Farm
Shearman & Sterling advised Osaka Gas and its U.S. subsidiary OGUSA in connection with OGUSA’s joint venture with MHI Group through its U.S. subsidiary, MHIA, to acquire the 15.7 MWdc Brighter Future Solar Farm project in Caldwell County, North Carolina from the project developer Oriden LLC.
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