Tag: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Firms guide USD710m Japan semiconductor strategic partnership
Firms advise on semiconductor manufacturer Onto Innovation’s USD710 million 27% acquisition X-ray technology maker Rigaku
Firms guide USD2bn Indovida-EPL global packaging merger
Firms are handling various aspects of a USD2 billion cross-border global packaging sector merger between Indovida India and Essel Propack (EPL)
Simpson Thacher to reopen in Singapore after 23-year absence
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is planning to reopen a Singapore office to strengthen cross-border capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region
Firms advise on Stonepeak’s USD10.1bn Castrol engine oil buy
Indonesian law firm Hendra Soenardi and 含羞草社区 AZB & Partners are among several firms, having acted on Stonepeak’s acquisition
Deals of the Year 2025
A look back at the blockbuster transactions of 2025 as we gallop into the Year of the Horse
Firms act on USD5.1bn STT GDC buyout
Seven firms advised global investment firm KKR and Asian communications technology group Singtel on the full SGD13.8 billion
Japan’s SBI Shinsei Bank eyes year-end USD2.4bn public float
SBI Shinsei Bank’s JPY370.2 billion IPO set for 17 December, with top firms advising on one of Japan’s largest listings this year
Paul Hastings onboards capital markets partner in Hong Kong
Paul Hastings has hired Zhou Quan as a partner in Hong Kong, expanding its Greater China capital markets and M&A practice.
Japan’s NEC in USD2.9bn takeover bid for US software company
NEC Corporation plans to acquire US software firm CSG Systems International for USD2.9 billion, with Freshfields and Simpson Thacher advising
Firms lead on Blackstone’s largest Japan acquisition to date
Blackstone launched its largest Japan investment with a $3.5 billion buyout of TechnoPro Holdings
India rising, borders fading
As India expands its global trade ties and modernises its legal framework, international law firms are racing to keep pace
Simpson Thacher, White & Case lead on USD1.3bn recycling deal
Simpson Thacher and White & Case advised on Toyota Tsusho America's USD1.34bn acquisition of Radius Recycling
Firms act on USD2.31bn takeover bid for Japan’s Topcon?
KKR & JIC Capital propose a USD2.31 billion tender offer to acquire Topcon Corporation
Deals of the Year 2024
The most complex and interesting deals and disputes that have taken place in the past year
Simpson Thacher, Nishimura steer USD2.5bn Seiyu deal
Simpson Thacher & Nishimura advised KKR, Walmart on $2.5bn Seiyu sale to Trial Holdings
Trio acts on Blackstone’s USD16bn AirTrunk data centre deal
Simpson Thacher, KWM, and Allens advising on Blackstone’s USD16 billion acquisition of Asia-Pacific data center AirTrunk
Trio acts on Korea’s KRW2.7tn Ecorbit waste firm buyout??
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Kim & Chang and Yulchon have advised on an IMM consortium’s USD2.04 billion full acquisition of South Korean waste treatment firm Ecorbit
US firm KKR in USD3.78bn Japan systems developer buyout bid
Simpson Thacher, Nishimura & Asahi, Mori Hamada, and Shiomizaka are advising on KKR’s $3.78 billion bid for Fujisoft
Sullivan, Freshfields, Simpson act on USD8.1bn JV sale to Bosch
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have advised on a series of transactions in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning
Simpson, Nishimura act on USD2.1bn Japan pharma buyout
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Nishimura & Asahi are advising on the USD2.1 billion acquisition of Alinamin
Rolling with the punches
The foreign firms that have overcome adversity and emerged as go-to choices for India legal matters
Trio acts on Blackstone’s USD1.7bn Japan e-comics buyout
Simpson Thacher, Anderson Mori, and TMI advise on Blackstone's USD1.7 billion acquisition of Tokyo-listed Infocom Corporation
Deals of the Year 2023
India Business Law Journal reveals 50 standout deals and disputes of 2023, and the law firms that successfully concluded them
Indonesia’s Future Legal Leaders 2022
Asia Business Law Journal identifies 50 up-and-coming lawyers in Indonesia who are poised for further success
Freshfields adds capital markets partner in HK
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired Howie Farn as a partner in its global transactions group in Hong Kong. Farn joined from Kirkland & Ellis where he was a capital markets partner focusing on US securities transactions
The A-List: Top offshore lawyers 2022
Offshore financial centres worldwide have made relentless efforts to attract foreign business, and outward-looking Asian companies have responded to this demand by setting up overseas entities. However, finding the right legal team is daunting
Deals of the Year
India Business Law Journal reveals the standout deals and disputes of 2021 and the law firms that worked hard to successfully conclude them

































































