David C. Snowden

David Snowden is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Tokyo office and a member of the Firm’s Capital Markets Practice. Since joining the Firm’s Tokyo office in 2010, David has worked with both Japanese issuers and international underwriters on a wide range of complex and significant securities offerings, including global IPOs by Japanese issuers, Rule 144A/Regulation S international debt and equity offerings, public offerings in the United States as well as debt tender offers, across several industries. He is a native French speaker and is proficient in Japanese.

David has been recognized as a “Next Generation Partner" in the category of “Capital Markets: International Firms and Joint Ventures” in Japan by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific and "Rising Star Partner" in the category of "Capital Markets Equity and Debt" in Japan by IFLR1000 Asia Pacific. 

David’s representative transactions include advising:

• The underwriters in several follow-on offerings by Japan Post Holdings, Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance
• Rigaku Holdings in its global IPO
• The underwriters in numerous registered debt offerings and Rule 144A/Regulation S debt offerings by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and its banking subsidiaries
• The underwriters in numerous registered debt offerings and Rule 144A/Regulation S debt offerings by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and its banking subsidiaries
• The underwriters in the global IPO of Synspective Inc.
• The Norinchukin Bank in several offerings of green bonds and notes offerings
• The underwriters in several registered debt offerings by ORIX Corporation
• Kokusai Electric Corporation in its global IPO and follow-on offering, which was named PEI 2024’s “Exit of the Year in Asia-Pacific”
• The underwriters in the global IPO of Timee
• The underwriters in offerings of senior notes by Mitsubishi HC Finance America
• Nissan Motor Co. in its offering of senior dollar-denominated notes and senior euro-denominated notes
• Japan Airlines in its follow-on offering
• Asahi Group Holdings in its follow-on offerings and bond offering
• Skymark Airlines in its global IPO
• Suntory Holdings Limited in its offering of senior notes
• Daiei Kankyo in its global IPO
• PHC Corporation in its global IPO
• The underwriters in the global IPO and follow-on offering of ispace
• The underwriters in the global IPO of Integral Corporation
• The underwriters in offerings of senior notes of Rakuten Group
• Rakuten Group in its offerings of senior notes and subordinated notes
• The underwriters in a debt offering by Komatsu
• Olympus Corporation in its offering of senior notes
• The underwriters in several registered and Rule 144A /Regulation S debt offerings by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
• The underwriters in debt offerings by Mitsubishi HC Capital
• The underwriters in a debt offering by Panasonic Corporation
• Mitsui Fudosan in several offerings of senior notes
• The underwriters in the global IPO and follow-on offering of freee K.K.
• MACROMILL in its global IPO
• Katitas in its global IPO
• Seibu Holdings in its global IPO
• Dexerials Corporation in its global IPO
• Hulic in several follow-on offerings
• Daiwa House Industry in its follow-on offering
• The underwriters in the global IPO and numerous follow-on offerings of Nippon Prologis REIT
• The underwriters in the global IPO and several follow-on offerings of Daiwa House REIT Investment Corporation
• The underwriters in several follow-on offerings of AEON REIT Investment Corporation
• ARUHI Corporation in its global IPO and follow-on offering
• The underwriters in a follow-on offering by Yakult Honsha
• The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company in several offerings of subordinated notes
• Seven & i Holdings in its offering of senior notes
• The underwriters in numerous Section 3(a)(2) debt offerings by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation under its global medium term note program
• The underwriters in several registered debt offerings of senior notes by Nomura Holdings
• Mizuho Corporate Bank in its offering of senior notes guaranteed by Mizuho Financial Group
• Resona Holdings in its follow-on offering
• All Nippon Airways in its follow-on offering