Practice Areas:
Corporate and M&A (asialaw)
Private equity (asialaw)
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
Japanese
Biography
Gaku Ishiwata has led on a wide range of high-profile M&A transactions in Japan, including cross-border M&A, contested transactions, private equity, crisis management, corporate governance and other matters related to corporate law and financial regulations.
He has served as a member of numerous committees established by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Financial Services Agency related to M&A legislation, and has been actively involved in the development of M&A regulations in Japan. He has also focused on fostering future generations, such as being in charge of the M&A legislation course at The University of Tokyo Graduate School for Law and Politics. In addition to his native language of Japanese, Gaku is fluent in English.
He has served as a member of numerous committees established by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Financial Services Agency related to M&A legislation, and has been actively involved in the development of M&A regulations in Japan. He has also focused on fostering future generations, such as being in charge of the M&A legislation course at The University of Tokyo Graduate School for Law and Politics. In addition to his native language of Japanese, Gaku is fluent in English.
Practice areas
Recent case highlights
- Acquisition of Fujitsu General by Paloma Rheem Holdings through TOB(representing Paloma Rheem Holdings)
- Stock acquisition of TASAKI by FountainVest and Unison
- Acquisition of Yaizu Suisankagaku Industry by Inaba Foods through TOB
- Privatization of Hitachi Transport System by KKR (represented KKR)
- Business transfer of professional business by Shiseido (represented Shiseido)
- Acquisition of shares in Yayoi by KKR (represented KKR)
- Represented Kansai Super Market in connection with OK’s unsolicited offer and H2O Retailing’s acquisition
- Represented Kubota in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake of Escorts Limited
- Represented Kubota and Kverneland in connection with Kverneland’s acquisition of ROC S.r.l
- Carve-out of personal care business by Shiseido (represented Shiseido)
- Represented Invesco Group in connection with its acquisition of Invesco Office J-REIT
- Represented AB Volvo in connection with its sale of UD Trucks to Isuzu Motors from the Volvo group
Academic qualifications
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1995)
- University of Chicago Law School (LL.M., 2001)
- Davis Polk & Wardwell (2001-2002)
- Lecturer at Kyoto University Law School (2007-2016)
- Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School for Law and Politics (2019-2022)
- Lecturer at The University of Tokyo Graduate School for Law and Politics (2023-)
Address:
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Website:https://www.morihamada.com/en/people/gaku-ishiwata
Tokyo
Japan