Professionals: Nobuya Matsunami

Nobuya Matsunami regularly represents corporate clients with respect to general corporate matters including general shareholders meetings, shareholder activism, corporate governance issues, international or domestic licenses and other commercial agreements, and corporate finance involving share issuances or share purchase warrants. Nobuya Matsunami has a broad range of experience in the M&A field, representing corporate clients in mergers, corporate reorganizations, privatization transactions and other M&A transactions. He is also active in cross-border transactions both in in-out and out-in transactions.

Recent activities

8/2020

The International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Governance 2020: Japan

Articles

4/2020

Top attorneys in Japan: Best Lawyers - 2021 edition

Awards

8/2019

The International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Governance 2019: Japan

Articles

Education

2005: Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M., with honors)
1996: The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

Professional experience

2009 - 2019: Lecturer, Seikei University Law School
2005 - 2006: Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York

Major Cases

2017: Business Integration between JX Group and Tonen General Group
2017: Represented a listed retail company in the sale of department stores by corporate split
2017: Represented a telecommunications company in the acquisition of a subsidiary from a listed company
2016: Represented a listed retail company in the acquisition of a listed company via a triangular share exchange.
2016: Represented a telecommunications company in the sales of its ISP business to a listed IT company.
2016: Represented a listed IT company in acquiring a business sector of a bankrupt company from its trustee.
2016: Represented a listed IT company in the negotiation of an IT license agreement with a French listed company.
2016: Represented a Singapore company in its investment in a cosmetics manufacturer using class shares.
2015 - 2017: Represented a listed oil company in the negotiation of a technology and marketing license agreement with an international oil company
2015: Represented a listed retail company in an acquisition of a retail business related to art products, including negotiation of a license agreement with a US licensor.
2015: Represented a listed financial company in the acquisition of an interest in an investment fund.
2015: Represented a listed retail company in an acquisition of a luxury brand company.
2014: Represented an IT company in raising funds from a US company and a French company.
2014: Represented a listed company in the acquisition of a company via a triangular merger.
2014: Represented a telecommunications company in a merger with another telecommunications company.
2014: Represented a listed retail company in an acquisition of a retail business related to art products, including negotiation of a license agreement with a US licensor.
2014: Represented a listed IT company in a sale of its internet service provider business to another listed IT company.
2013 - 2014: Represented a listed retail company in an acquisition of a listed mail order company via a tender offer bid.
2013: Represented a listed retail company in an acquisition of minority shares of another listed company in order to participate in management.
2013: Represented a listed company in the acquisition of a company via a triangular stock exchange.
2012: Represented a listed manufacturing company in the acquisition of shares in a German listed company.
2012: Represented a US listed company in the acquisition of shares in a Japanese listed company.
2012: Represented a Swiss company in the acquisition of an equipment manufacturing business from a Japanese company.
2012: Represented a listed large oil company in an acquisition of a lubricant business from, and negotiation of a license agreement with, a US listed company.
2011: Represented a listed foreign generic pharmaceutical company in the acquisition of a joint venture interest in a Japanese generic pharmaceutical company.
2011: Represented a listed pharmaceutical company to establish a listed holding company via a share transfer.
2011: Represented a listed telecommunications company in a sale of its subsidiary’s business via a corporate split.
2011: Represented a listed retail company in an acquisition of shares in a major record sales company.

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