Takahiro Kobayashi Takahiro Kobayashi Senior Associate Tokyo Japanese +81-3-5220-1856 +81-3-5220-1856 Practices M&A M&A / Reorganizations / Capital and Business Alliances Corporate Law Corporate Governance Shareholder Relations Major Cases Advised Aichi Steel Corporation in relation to an additional investment in Vardhman Special Steels Limited Sale of Alps Logistics by Alps Alpine to Logisteed and making Alps Logistics a joint venture Acquisition of shares in Bushu Pharmaceuticals by KKR (represented KKR) Realignment of global business of NTT group by NTT and NTT DATA Acquisition of NTT Docomo by NTT through TOB Acquisition of NTT Urban Development by NTT through TOB Represented Johnson & Johnson in connection with its acquisition of Ci:z Holdings Co., Ltd. (Dr.Ci:Labo) by a tender offer Profile Background Keio University (LL.B., 2014) Qualifications & Affiliations admitted in Japan, 2015 Daini Tokyo Bar Association
