Biography
Jonathon Jackson is an associate (not admitted in Japan) in our Corporate/M&A practice group based in Tokyo. He regularly advises Japanese domestic and international investors on variety corporate matters across a wide spectrum of sectors.
Experience
Representative matters:
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TSE:6503), a Japanese multinational electronics and electrical equipment manufacturing company, on its acquisition of Nozomi Networks, Inc., a U.S.-based developer and distributor of operational technology (OT) security solutions, for circa US$1 billion. (2025)
- Yamauchi-No.10 Family Office, the family office of the Yamauchi family which started and built up the global gaming giant Nintendo, in its unsolicited counterbid to acquire Toyo Construction (TSE: 1890) to privatize the Japanese construction company at an offer price of JPY 1,255 per share, or approximately JPY 118 billion in total, its related successful campaign to replace a majority of Toyo Construction's board of directors by shareholder proposal and its subsequent sale of Toyo Construction to Taisei Corporation for approximately JPY 160 billion. (2022-2025)
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TSE: 8015), a leading Japanese trading company, on its landmark US$1.34 billion acquisition of Radius Recycling, Inc. (Nasdaq: RDUS), a North American metal recycling and steel manufacturing company. (2025)
