Kazumitsu Goto

Partner | Tokyo

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+ 81 3 6810 2307
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Kaz is a partner in our corporate team.

He represents both Japanese and international clients in cross-border mergers and acquisitions and a variety of other legal matters. Kaz handles a range of public and private M&A matters for both strategic and private equity clients, cross-border joint ventures, and global capital markets transactions, including advice on financial regulations.

Kaz also has accumulated considerable experience in initial public offerings and other capital market businesses.

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Experience

Corporate Private companies
Public companies

Track record

Acquisition of multiple Japanese companies

Represented a world leading private equity firm in its acquisition of multiple Japanese companies.

Global investment and acquisition of start-ups

Represented the largest Japanese advertising and public relations company in its investments in and acquisitions of start-ups, both in Japan as well as overseas.

International venture capital firms investments

Represented many international venture capital firms in their investments in Japanese companies.

Initial public offering on TSE and international offering

Represented an U.S. based friendly activist fund and a Japanese issuer in the initial public offering on TSE accompanied by an international offering outside Japan.

Talks

  • 'Opportunities for Collaboration with Israeli Companies during the Coronavirus Crisis' , April & May 2020

  • 'IBA - Asia Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Conference' , November 2019

  • 'IBA - 5[^th^] Annual Corporate Governance Conference' , December 2018

  • 'IBA - 3[^rd^] Mergers and Acquisitions in the Technology Sector' , February 2018

Admissions

  • Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association, 2006

Education

  • The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

  • Columbia Law School (LL.M.)

Languages

  • English
  • Japanese

Memberships

  • Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association

  • New York State Bar Association

  • The State Bar of California

Key dates

  • Year joined: 2022
  • Year became partner: 2022

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