M&As and joint ventures

• Advised Mitsubishi Electric Corporation on its strategic investment in a silicon carbide business of Coherent Corp.*
• Advised a major Japanese renewable energy company on the sale of a majority stake in its offshore wind business to a multinational energy company.* 
• Advised a leading Japanese electronics company in its acquisition of the global power grid business of a European electronics company.*
• Advised Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (also known as Foxconn) and other investors in connection with their investment in Sharp Corporation.*
• Advised Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited in its acquisition of the Japanese leasing business of the General Electric group.*
• Advised CTBC Bank Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of The Tokyo Star Bank, Limited.*

Venture investments

• Advised Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited in its strategic partnership with Hippo Enterprises Inc.*

Restructuring and insolvency

• Represented a major foreign airline company as debtor's counsel in filing a petition for recognition and assistance of the company's foreign insolvency proceedings pursuant to the Act on Recognition and Assistance of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings of Japan.*
• Represented a domestic airline as debtor's counsel in filing a petition for commencement of bankruptcy proceedings.*
• Represented Takata Corporation as debtor's counsel in its civil rehabilitation proceedings and advised Takata group in relation to US Chapter 11 and 15 proceedings.*
• Acted as Japanese counsel to the Westinghouse group in connection with the group's global restructuring.*
• Represented a leading NYSE-listed technology company in the reorganisation proceedings of a major Japanese semiconductor manufacturer.*

* Representation occurred prior to joining Freshfields