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Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

HQ - Tokyo

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Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is one of the "Big Four" law firms in Japan. The firm was founded in 2002 by the merger of Mori Sogo Law Offices and Hamada & Matsumoto. Mori Sogo Law Offices was founded in 1949 and was considered to be one of the "Big Four" prior to the merger.

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Total Deals44
Valued Deals34
Total Value£ 105.68 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 3.11 B
07 Feb 2025|Japan|Pharmaceuticals
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma
Bain Capital

Target: MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.65 B

Value

15 Jan 2025|Japan|Semiconductors
Techpoint
ASMEDIA

Target: TECHPOINT INC

Bidder: ASMEDIA

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 319 M

Value

22 Nov 2024|Japan|Biotechnology
Kyowa Hakko Bio (amino Acids And Hmo Businesses)
Meihua Holding Group

Target: KYOWA HAKKO BIO (AMINO ACIDS AND HMO BUSINESSES)

Bidder: MEIHUA HOLDING GROUP

6 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

27 Vendor

£ 54 M

Value

10 Sep 2024|United States|Diversified Industrials
Estevens Group
Sumitomo Electric Industries

Target: ESTEVENS GROUP

Bidder: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Feb 2024|Germany|Specialty Retailers
C. Josef Lamy
Mitsubishi Pencil Co

Target: C. JOSEF LAMY GMBH

Bidder: MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Feb 2024|Japan|Food Products
Yaizu Suisankagaku Industry
Jump Life Co

Target: YAIZU SUISANKAGAKU INDUSTRY

Bidder: JUMP LIFE CO

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Sep 2023|Singapore|Life Insurance
Singapore Life Pte
Sumitomo Life

Target: SINGAPORE LIFE PTE LTD

Bidder: SUMITOMO LIFE

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 800 M

Value

16 Jun 2023|Japan|Environmental / Waste Management
JEPLAN
Ap Acquisition Corp

Target: JEPLAN

Bidder: AP ACQUISITION CORP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 233 M

Value

25 May 2023|Japan|Investment Banking
Angel Japan Asset Management
Union Bancaire Privee

Target: ANGEL JAPAN ASSET MANAGEMENT

Bidder: UNION BANCAIRE PRIVEE

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2022|South Africa|Paints and Coatings
Kansai Paint (african Paints And Coatings Activities)
Akzo Nobel

Target: KANSAI PAINT (AFRICAN PAINTS AND COATINGS ACTIVITIES)

Bidder: AKZO NOBEL NV

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 358 M

Value

31 May 2022|Japan|Medical Equipment
Nissui Pharmaceutical
Shimadzu Corporation

Target: NISSUI PHARMACEUTICAL

Bidder: SHIMADZU CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

5 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 109 M

Value

16 May 2022|Japan|Machinery: Specialty
Kito Corporation
Kkr & Co

Target: KITO CORPORATION

Bidder: KKR & CO

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

6 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 357 M

Value

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