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    Nippon Life: Agreement with Deutsche Bank and DWS to invest in DWS

Leading Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi has advised Nippon Life Insurance Company (“Nippon Life”) on its agreement with Deutsche Bank AG (“Deutsche Bank”) and Deutsche Bank’s global asset management subsidiary DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (“DWS”) to acquire a 5% stake in DWS. DWS, with a presence in 40 countries and with approx. JPY95 trillion in assets under management, is planning an IPO in which Nippon Life will participate. Nippon Life will enhance its investment capabilities and asset management business further through its partnership with Deutsche Bank and DWS.

The Nishimura & Asahi team advising Nippon Life was led by partners Tatsuya Tanigawa, Tatsuya Nakayama and Shingo Yamada.

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谷川 達也

Tatsuya Tanigawa is a partner at Nishimura & Asahi, and has represented Japanese and non-Japanese buyers and sellers in numerous cross-border transactions in various industries, including stock and asset acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. He has handled both inbound and outbound transactions, including many public company transactions. He is committed to finding solutions for his clients in any transaction.

中山 達也

Tatsuya Nakayama is a partner in our M&A and corporate practice and was previously seconded to a top-tier U.S. international law firm. He has represented Japanese and non-Japanese buyers and sellers in numerous domestic and cross-border M&A and other commercial transactions, including financial institutions M&A, strategic alliances, private equity, equity finance, startups and venture capital investments. He also has considerable expertise in strategy planning at all stages from early stage to PMI and advises on a broad range of legal issues in the field of general corporate matters, including corporate governance, and banking and insurance. Leveraging such significant expertise and experience, he provides attentive expert advice in an effective, practical and timely manner. He also has experience serving as an outside officer for private companies and as a lecturer at a prestigious university and law school in Japan.

山田 慎吾

Shingo has advised on a variety of domestic/cross-border M&A transactions, the establishment of joint ventures, business alliance transactions, as well as on equity financing matters. His areas of specialization broadly cover general corporate matters, including corporate governance and shareholders’ meetings. In particular, he has extensive experience providing advice on various cross-border/regional M&A transactions, including those in the U.S., Europe, and Asian countries.