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Simpson, Japanese Firms Handle KKR's Panasonic Buy
In the third major M&A deal out of Japan this week, private equity and investment giant KKR, advised by its longtime lawyers from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, said Friday it has agreed to acquire Panasonic's health care unit for $1.67 billion.Antitrust Matters Loomed Large in Panasonic-Sanyo Tie-Up
A year after it first expressed interest in acquiring its ailing electronics-making rival, Panasonic Corp. announced Thursday that it has successfully secured a majority stake in Sanyo Electric Co. The deal creates one of the world's largest electronics makers and also positions Panasonic as the dominant player in fuel-efficient car batteries, where sales are expected to boom. Sanyo's three largest shareholders ultimately sold Panasonic more than 3 billion Sanyo shares valued at $4.6 billion.Singapore's Wall Street Problem
Singapore has attracted droves of international firms, but several of the most elite names in the business remain conspicuously absent from the island nation's growth story.Foreign Firms Stumble Going Local in Japan
Lawyers in the Japanese market say cultural differences and an inability to attract the best local talent has hurt many international firms' efforts to build bengoshi practices and compete with the top local firms.Asia Deal Digest: August 11, 2011
Simpson Thacher structures triple bond for Tokyo bank; Allens Arthur Robinson advises as Rio Tinto digs further into Brisbane miner; and Linklaters helps a Chinese bank satisfy its Latin passion.Asia Deal Digest: October 3, 2013
* Simpson Thacher is advising Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on its highly anticipated U.S. IPO* KKR turns to Paul Weiss for a $550 million acquisition of a stake in Chinese appliance maker Haier* Clifford Chance on a $1 billion Islamic bond program by Malaysia's Export-Import BankRopes & Gray on Bain's $1.3 Billion Japanese TV Shopping Buy
The Boston-based law firm is advising Bain Capital on its acquisition of a 50-percent stake in Japanese television shopping network Jupiter Shop Channel.Simpson Thacher on KKR's $716 Million Japanese Staffing Agency Sale
The private equity giant bought the company three years ago for less than half the sale price.Trending Stories
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