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- Languages:
- Japanese English
- Practice areas:
- M&AJoint VenturesDefense against Hostile Takeover/Shareholder ActivismPrivate EquityStartups & Venture CapitalCross-border M&ACorporate GovernanceShareholders' Meetings & Relationships with ShareholdersTax PlanningTax CounselingInternational TaxationCross-border Transactions (General)Educational ActivitiesDigital OperationsDigital InnovationChinaHong KongKoreaTaiwanSingaporeMalaysiaPhilippinesIndonesiaThailandVietnam/Mekong AreaMyanmarIndiaOther Asian CountriesEU & EU Member StatesEuropean Countries (except EU Member States)/Russia/CIS United StatesCanadaAustralia/New Zealand
- Qualifications:
- Admitted in Japan (2002)
Admitted in New York (2010)
Masaki Noda is a partner at Nishimura & Asahi, practicing corporate and M&A including mergers, acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, capital and business alliances, joint ventures, and going-private transaction by PE funds.
Among various types of M&A transactions, Masaki Noda has been advising on many complicated and sophisticated deals requiring structuring of various aspects, such as taxes and outbound and inbound cross-border transactions. Some major transactions he has advised on as lead counsel are the defense of Nippon Paint against a hostile acquisition attempt by Wuthelam Holdings in Singapore; the acquisition of equity interests in Post Advisory in the US by Nippon Life; Rakuten’s purchase of shares in Taiwan Rakuten from Presidential Group in Taiwan; the acquisition of shares in GA Telesis by Century Tokyo Leasing; Nippon Paint’s issuance of shares to Wuthelam Holdings in Singapore and purchase of equity interests in JVs from Wuthelamm Holdings in eight jurisdictions (China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Bangladesh); Rakuten’s alliance with AirAsia and formation of a joint venture in Japan (i.e., AirAsia Japan); Nippon Life’s purchase of 80% of the shares in MLC Limited specializing in the life insurance business, after carving out the investment business from National Australia Bank and MLC’s 20-year distribution agreement with National Australia Bank; and a merger of equals with equity consideration between a large Japanese listed company and a US listed company.
Recent activities
- 6/2020
Practical Law Global Guide 2020: Tax on Corporate Transactions - Japan
Articles
- 4/2020
Top attorneys in Japan: Best Lawyers - 2021 edition
Awards
- 3/2020
Memorandum of understanding (commercial) Q&A: Japan
Articles
Education
- 2009
- University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.)
- 2001
- The University of Tokyo (LL.M.)
- 2000
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Professional experience
- 2014 - 2016
- Lecturer, The University of Tokyo
- 2012 -
- Lecturer, Tax Law, Seikei University Law School
- 2010 - 2011
- International Business Department, Rakuten, Inc.
- 2009 - 2010
- Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York
- 2006 - 2008
- Lecturer, Tax Law, Seikei University Law School
- 2002
- Nishimura & Partners