Acquisition of Vodafone Japan by Softbank and financing through securitization of the business Home Practices Acquisition of Vodafone Japan by Softbank and financing through securitization of the business Period April, 2006 Practices M&A Securitization People Akira Marumo Akira Marumo Partner Tokyo +81-3-5223-7738 akira.marumo@morihamada.com M&A TMT (Technology, Media & Telecom) Structured Finance / Banking Atsushi Oishi Atsushi Oishi Partner Tokyo +81-3-5223-7767 atsushi.oishi@morihamada.com M&A Tax Wealth Management Dispute Resolution Corporate Law Takahiro Kobayashi Takahiro Kobayashi Partner Tokyo +81-3-5223-7768 takahiro.kobayashi@morihamada.com Energy / Infrastructure Sustainability / Environmental Law Structured Finance / Banking Financial Regulation Asset Management / Funds Shuhei Kubota Shuhei Kubota Partner Tokyo +81-3-6212-8329 shuhei.kubota@morihamada.com M&A Corporate Law Capital Markets Life Sciences / Healthcare Related Cases July, 2025 Case Highlights Investment by ORIX Corporation in Robotruck Inc. and business alliance between ORIX Auto Corporation and Robotruck Inc. Norihito Sato Hiroyuki Tanaka Norimitsu Mori June 3, 2025 Case Highlights Privatization of Makino Milling Machine by MBK Partners (represented MBK Partners as a white knight) Shuhei Uchida Masaaki Hirota Kei Shirakawa Masaki Kakimoto June, 2025 Advised Yasuda Real Estate Co., Ltd. in their participation in student housing development project in the UK in collaboration with Far East Orchard Pte. Ltd. Ryutaro Kawamura Soni Tiwari Tasuku Miyaji June, 2025 Case Highlights Privatization of TRYT by Carlyle (represented TRYT) Masaaki Hirota Ryosuke Shigaki May 29, 2025 Case Highlights Privatization of SBI Sumishin Net Bank by NTT DOCOMO and capital and business alliance among Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, NTT DOCOMO, and SBI Sumishin Net Bank (represented Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank) Yoshihiro Kojima Masaaki Hirota May, 2025 Case Highlights Japan Tobacco (JT): Sale of pharmaceutical business and Torii Pharmaceutical to Shionogi Hideki Ben Kazuhiro Kanamaru Taichi Arai Yusuke Takamiya Yurika Inoue Yuki Kawai Kohei Shiozaki Go back to Cases