Hitachi, in its multi-billion dollar air conditioning joint venture restructuring with Bosch and Johnson Controls, including Hitachi's US$1.4 billion carve-out sale and parallel acquisition of Japanese production and R&D assets. Winner, "M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)", ALB Japan Law Awards 2025*

NEC, in its US$2.9 billion acquisition of Nasdaq-listed CSG Systems. Finalist, "M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)", ALB Japan Law Awards 2026*

Hitachi, as lead counsel in its pending (2026) sale of its global home appliances business (including Hitachi's Japan appliances business and 100% of Hitachi's global appliances joint venture with Turkey’s Arcelik) to an entity controlled by Nojima.*

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s off-the-road (OTR) tire business for US$905 million in cash.*

Toray Industries on its sale of interests in LG Toray Hungary Battery Separator Kft., a 50/50 battery separator film joint venture in Hungary, to its joint venture partner LG Chem.*

A sovereign investor in the consortium take-private acquisition of the TSE-listed software company.*

ENEOS Materials Corporation in its agreement to acquire, from Hungary's MOL Group, a 49% equity interest in ENEOS MOL Synthetic Rubber Ltd.*

The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of PropertyGuru on its US$1.1 billion take-private by EQT.*

A Japanese pharmaceutical company on its strategic collaboration with, and preferred share investment in, an Israeli medical device start-up.*

An education systems and services provider on its US$286 million reorganization, auction and sale to a leading global PE sponsor.*

A Japanese online retailer on its e-commerce joint venture with a leading Asia web services company.*

An asset management company on its US$1.3 billion joint buyout with a Japanese bank of a leading Japanese fund manager.*

A global private equity firm on establishing a US$350 million Asia digital insurance platform.*

An Asian EV manufacturer in its over US$20 billion merger with a US-listed special purpose acquisition company.*

A US private equity fund on its minority investment in a TSE-listed digital entertainment business.*

An Asia financial sponsor on its pre-TSE listing investment in a founder-controlled human resources business.*

The reorganization and refinancing of a leading Japanese fintech platform by a global financial investor.*

SoftBank in its region-, technology- and asset-focused joint ventures with Ola (India) and Paypay (Japan). *

SoftBank in the carve-out and financing of Qingju, a leading Chinese smart-mobility and e-bike sharing and charging platform, as a joint venture with Xiaoju Kuaizhi operator of Didi.*

SoftBank in a multi-billion dollar series of primary and secondary preferred share investments in Bytedance Ltd., developer of TikTok.*

*Experience prior to joining White & Case