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Koji Ishikawa is the Managing Shareholder of the Tokyo office and focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions and capital market matters. He is experienced in handling cross-border transactions and advising clients in the technology sector.

Concentrations

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Capital Markets
  • Government Regulations
  • Gaming

Capabilities

Experience

  • Represented Sega Sammy Creation Inc. in its acquisition of GAN Limited, a Nasdaq listed company that is a leading international B2B technology provider of internet gaming solutions and a B2C operator of internet sports betting.
  • Represented Medirom Healthcare Technologies in Nasdaq listing.
  • Represented Pixie Dust Technologies in Nasdaq listing.
  • Represented JEPLAN in NYSE SPAC listing (ongoing).
  • Represented Black Dragon Capital in connection with its acquisition of Grass Valley, a leading technology supplier of advanced broadcast and media solutions, with operations in over 20 different jurisdictions worldwide.
  • Represented an international brewer in the sale of its beer brands in Eastern Europe to a Japanese brewer (USD 7.8 billion).
  • Represented a Japanese industrial gas manufacture in the acquisition of industrial gas business from a European industrial gas manufacture (EUR 5 billion).
  • Represented a Japanese steak restaurant chain in Nasdaq listing, which is the first US listing by Japanese restaurant business.
  • Represented provider of eDiscovery and digital forensic services in Nasdaq listing, which is the first NASDAQ listing for more than 13 years by a Japanese issuer.°
  • Represented Japan’s 2nd largest pachinko hall operator in Hong Kong listing, which is the very first Hong Kong initial public offering by a Japanese issuer.°

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Ishikawa prior to his joining GT Tokyo Horitsu Jimusho.

Recognition & Leadership

  • Listed, IFLR1000, Japan, "Notable Practitioner," 2019-2024
    • Capital Markets: Debt, 2020-2024
    • Capital Markets: Equity, 2020-2024
    • M&A, 2020-2024
    • Capital Markets, 2019
  • Listed, Chambers Global Guide, Capital Markets, 2014-2019
  • Listed, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Guide, Capital Markets and Construction, Projects and Energy, 2014
  • Team Member, "Infrastructure Projects Team of the Year," The Lawyer Awards, 2013
  • Member, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association

Credentials

Education
  • Visiting Researcher, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, 2017
  • Visiting Researcher, Peking University Law School, 2005
  • LL.M., New York University School of Law
    • Graduate Editor, NYU Journal of International Law & Politics
  • LL.B., Waseda University, 1993
Admissions
  • Japan
Languages
  • Japanese
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
  • English