PRACTICE AREAS

Japanese Clients

Japanese Clients
Our team at Pioneer Legal has an extensive experience in servicing Japanese clients. An illustrative list of the transactions/matters on which our team members have worked for Japanese clients or with Japanese counter parties or with clients engaged in the automotive sector or which involve joint ventures:

KEY ASSIGNMENTS:

  •  Advising, Sumitomo Chemical Corporation in relation to the merger of its subsidiary Excel Crop Care Limited (a public listed company) with Sumitomo Chemical India, which was thereafter listed on stock exchanges. One of the only few reverse mergers consummated in India.
  •  Advising Daikin Airconditioning in the acquisition of Citizen Industries and further subscribing to shares.
  • Advising, Sumitomo Chemical Corporation in relation to the sale of 5% stake of its subsidiary Sumitomo Chemical India Limited (a public listed company) through the Offer for Sale through Stock Exchange mechanism in two separate tranches.
  • Advising, DIC Corporation in relation to its acquisition of Ideal Chemic Plast.
  • Advising the Bridgestone Group in relation to a joint venture through investment in the equity of Fleeca India.
  • Advising True North, a private equity investor in relation to sale of its stake in UEM India to Toshiba Corporation
  • Advising Dentsu Aegis Network in relation to their joint ventures with and acquisition of advertising and creative agencies across India and/or those which have connection with India. Some of the recent joint ventures and acquisitions in which we assisted Dentsu Aegis Network, include the following:(a) Ugam Solutions;

    (b) SVG Group of companies comprising of SVG Media, Smile Multimedia, DGM India Internet Marketing, Networkplay Media, two wholly owned overseas subsidiaries, namely, SVG Media Pte Ltd. and SVG Media FZ-LLC;

    (c) Happy Creative Services India;

    (d) Fractal Ink Design Studio;

    (e) Paragon Digital Services; and

    (f) Sokrati Technologies.

  • Advising Percept in relation to its amicable exit from its joint venture with Hakuhodo Inc.
  • Advising Nippon A&L in relation to forming a joint venture company with Bhansali Engineering Polymers, a company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
  • Advising Sumitomo Chemical Company in relation to acquisition of New Chemi Industries, a company engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of insecticides and pesticides.
  • Advising Sumitomo Chemical Company in relation to acquisition of New Chemi Industries, a company engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of insecticides and pesticides.
  •   Advising Yokogawa on corporate, employment and labour law matters.
  •  Advising Toshiba on legal strategy and other related matters.

⦁ Advising Percept in relation to its amicable exit from its joint venture with Hakuhodo Inc.

⦁ Advising Nippon A&L in relation to forming a joint venture company with Bhansali Engineering Polymers, a company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

⦁ Advising Sumitomo Chemical Company in relation to acquisition of New Chemi Industries, a company engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of insecticides and pesticides.

⦁ Advising Yokogawa on corporate, employment and labour law matters.

⦁ Advising Toshiba on legal strategy and other related matters.