Ryo Chikasawa｜弁護士等｜Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Ryo Chikasawa

Ryo Chikasawa

Partner

Tokyo

Japanese

English

+81-3-6266-8719
+81-3-6266-8719

ryo.chikasawa@morihamada.com
Practices

M&A

M&A / Reorganizations / Capital and Business Alliances

Private Equity

Start-Ups

Unsolicited M&A

Cross-Border M&A

Corporate Law

Corporate Governance

Shareholder Relations

Corporate and Commercial Disputes

Activism Defense / Proxy Solicitation

Officer Remuneration

Crisis Management / Compliance

Internal Investigations
Major Cases

Represented Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. in connection with its investment in Rakuten Card Co., Ltd.

Mori Hamada represented ARCLANDS Corporation in its acquisition of all of the shares of ARCLAND SERVICE HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. through a share exchange

Represented Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. in connection with its multiple investments in Rakuten Securities, Inc.

Represented NIPPO CORPORATION in connection with its going private by The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and ENEOS Holdings

Represented Kansai Super Market in connection with OK's unsolicited offer and H2O Retailing's acquisition

Represented Shimachu in connection with takeover bids of Shimachu between Nitori and DCM Holdings.

Represented Bain Capital in connection with its acquisition of Nichiigakkan Co., Ltd. by a tender offer

Represented Polaris Capital Group Co., Ltd. in connection with its MBO of Sogo Medical Holdings CO., LTD. by a tender offer

Represented Nomura Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of Orion Breweries, Ltd. by a tender offer with Carlyle Group
Profile

Background

The University of Tokyo(LL.B, 2007)

　

The University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M., Wharton Business and Law Certificate, 2016)

　

Davis Polk & Wardwell (2016-2017)

　

Major Activities

Outside Director of Digital Hearts Holdings Co., Ltd. (2022-)
Lecturer at The University of Tokyo Graduate School for Law and Politics (2023-)

Qualifications & Affiliations

admitted in Japan, 2008; New York, 2017
Daini-Tokyo Bar Association
New York State Bar Association