Atsushi Usui is Counsel in Simpson Thacher Asia Banking and Credit Practice. He regularly represents financial sponsors, their portfolio companies, financial institutions and corporate borrowers in a wide range of financing transactions including acquisition finance, back-leverage transactions, margin finance, real estate finance, fund finance and other corporate finance transactions in the Asia-Pacific region, with a particular focus on Japan-related transactions involving cross-border elements.
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Work Highlights
- KKR (and its portfolio companies) in multiple financings, including:
- management buyout of Topcon Corporation
- acquisition of FUJI SOFT INCORPORATED
- acquisition of Hitachi Transport System (currently known as LOGISTEED)
- acquisition of a controlling stake in Seiyu from Walmart
- US$1.14 billion acquisition by PHC Holdings of the Anatomical Pathology business of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
- €6.2 billion (US$7.1 billion) acquisition by Calsonic Kansei (currently known as Marelli) of Magneti Marelli S.p.A. from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.
- Blackstone (and its portfolio companies) in multiple financings in Japan
- SoftBank on its US$4.5 billion equivalent margin loan financing
- Financing aspects in connection with the formation of Japan-focused funds, including D-Capital Funds (¥67 billion); Endeavour United III Series Funds (¥53 billion); J-GIA II Fund Series (¥38 billion); J-INC Funds (¥61 billion); J-STAR No.5 Series Funds (¥75 billion); NIC II and III Series Funds (¥51 billion and ¥63 billion respectively); NSSK III Series Funds (¥105 billion); Seven Seas Japan Opportunity Fund (¥17 billion); Sunrise Capital IV (US$450 million) and V (US$500 million); as well as fund financing in connection with certain of these funds
Education
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University of California, Berkeley, 2016 LL.M.
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University of Tokyo, 2008 Bachelor of Laws
Atsushi Usui is Counsel in Simpson Thacher Asia Banking and Credit Practice. Based in Tokyo, he regularly represents financial sponsors, their portfolio companies, financial institutions and corporate borrowers in a wide range of financing transactions including acquisition finance, back-leverage transactions, margin finance, real estate finance, fund finance and other corporate finance transactions in the Asia-Pacific region, with a particular focus on Japan-related transactions involving cross-border elements. Atsushi’s representative work includes advising:
- KKR (and its portfolio companies) in multiple financings, including:
- management buyout of Topcon Corporation
- acquisition of FUJI SOFT INCORPORATED
- acquisition of Hitachi Transport System (currently known as LOGISTEED)
- acquisition of a controlling stake in Seiyu from Walmart
- US$1.14 billion acquisition by PHC Holdings of the Anatomical Pathology business of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
- €6.2 billion (US$7.1 billion) acquisition by Calsonic Kansei (currently known as Marelli) of Magneti Marelli S.p.A. from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.
- Blackstone (and its portfolio companies) in multiple financings in Japan
- SoftBank on its US$4.5 billion equivalent margin loan financing
- Financing aspects in connection with the formation of Japan-focused funds, including D-Capital Funds (¥67 billion); Endeavour United III Series Funds (¥53 billion); J-GIA II Fund Series (¥38 billion); J-INC Funds (¥61 billion); J-STAR No.5 Series Funds (¥75 billion); NIC II and III Series Funds (¥51 billion and ¥63 billion respectively); NSSK III Series Funds (¥105 billion); Seven Seas Japan Opportunity Fund (¥17 billion); Sunrise Capital IV (US$450 million) and V (US$500 million); as well as fund financing in connection with certain of these funds
Prior to joining Simpson Thacher, Atsushi worked in the accounting/finance and legal departments of a major Japanese manufacturing company. Atsushi received an L.L.M. in 2016 from University of California, Berkeley and an L.L.B. in 2008 from University of Tokyo.