Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Nishimura & Asahi and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune are advising on Walmart’s 85% stake sale in Japanese retailer Seiyu.

As part of the transaction, which values Seiyu at $1.6 billion, KKR & Co., advised by Simpson Thacher and Nishimura & Asahi, is taking a 65% stake while Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc., advised by Nishimura, is separately taking 20%.