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    Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. - Business alliance with Uzabase, Inc.

Leading Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi advised Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. (“TBS”) [TSE: 9401], a major Japanese broadcasting company, on its business alliance with Uzabase, Inc. [TSE: 3966], a Japanese provider of the financial and business information platform “SPEEDA” and the business and economic social media site “NewsPicks”, and on its investment of approx. USD 18 million in Uzabase.

The Nishimura & Asahi team advising TBS was led by partners Hiroko Shibata and Taeko Morita, supported by Takahiro Sugauchi.

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Hiroko Shibata has extensive experience advising a broad range of Japanese and international clients on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. She has excels at handling M&A transactions involving multiple jurisdictions, and those requiring complex, detailed structuring and implementation. She also handles numerous matters involving corporate governance, as well as employment issues, and has in-depth knowledge and expertise in the areas of executive compensation, employment benefit plans, and related laws and regulations, including taxation.

森田 多恵子

Since she joined Nishimura & Asahi in 2004, she has been involved in various types of corporate matters, including M&A, compliance and corporate group internal controls. She handles in day-to-day matters as well as strategic and special situations, and can provide business advice. With respect to corporate governance matters, she provides practical advice on the full spectrum of corporate governance matters including administration of shareholder meetings, company organization structures, disclosure, administration of the board of directors, board evaluations, executive compensation, and company indemnification. She also has extensive experience in the field of consumer law matters, such as how to respond to consumer-law related regulations, consumer organizations, and investigations by authorities. She has expertise and provides advice on advertising, marketing activities, and e-commerce.