Profil
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
 
Kluczowe Praktyki
Doświadczenie
- Represented Sega Sammy Creation Inc. in its €130 million acquisition of Stakelogic B.V., a leading Dutch game developer known for its popular online slot games and live casino offerings. This strategic acquisition enhances Sega Sammy's global distribution capabilities and expands its gaming portfolio.
 - 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.
Wyróżnienia i aktywność zawodowa
- Listed, IFLR1000, Japan, "Notable Practitioner," 2019-2025
    
- Capital Markets: Debt, 2020-2025
 - Capital Markets: Equity, 2020-2025
 - M&A, 2020-2025
 - 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
 
Wykształcenie i uprawnienia do wykonywania zawodu
Wykształcenie
                                        - Visiting Researcher, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, 2017
 - Visiting Researcher, Peking University Law School, 2005
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LL.M., New York University School of Law
- Graduate Editor, NYU Journal of International Law & Politics
 
 - LL.B., Waseda University
 
Uprawnienia
                                        - Japan
 
Znajomość języków
                                        - Japanese
 - Chinese (Mandarin)
 - angielski