Chizuru Yoshida

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Chizuru Yoshida has experience in international and domestic business transactions and general corporate matters, with a particular focus on Japanese regulatory issues, including those in the life sciences and antitrust sectors.

Chizuru advises Japanese and international clients on cross-border M&A, antitrust law matters, and corporate law matters. She also supports clients in internal investigations and efforts to strengthen compliance programs, primarily in the areas of competition laws and bribery issues.

Before joining Jones Day, she worked at a Japanese law firm and advised primarily on corporate and financial matters. She also has experience working for a Japanese financial institution as an in-house lawyer.

Chizuru is a member of the Japan Competition Law Forum, a group of competition lawyers in Japan.

Experience

  • ENEOS invests in C2XJones Day is advising ENEOS Corporation in its Investment in C2X LTD, a developer of green methanol projects.
  • Wabtec acquires Evident’s inspection technologies divisionJones Day is advising Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) in connection with its $1.78 billion acquisition of Evident’s inspection technologies division, a global leader in non-destructive testing, remote visual inspection and analytical instruments solutions for mission critical assets.
  • Peabody acquires Tier 1 Australian metallurgical coal assets from Anglo AmericanJones Day is advising Peabody in the pending acquisition of significant Tier 1 Australian Metallurgical coal assets from Anglo American plc for a cash consideration of up to US$3.775 billion.
  • STERIS sells dental segment to an affiliate of Peak Rock CapitalJones Day advised STERIS Plc in the $787.5 million sale of Dental segment to Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle-market private investment firm.
  • Electrolux acquires Tosei CorporationJones Day advised Electrolux Professional Group, a Swedish professional appliance manufacturing company operating globally, in connection with its acquisition of Tosei Corporation from Marunouchi Global Fund II and Marunouchi Capital Fund II, both related to Mitsubishi Corporation, for approximately SEK 1,650 million (JPY 23.25 billion) on a cash and debt free basis.
  • Affiliate of Centre Lane Partners acquires appliance business from Instant BrandsJones Day advised an affiliate of Centre Lane Partners in the acquisition and financing of the appliances business of Instant Brands, designer and distributor of kitchen and home appliances, including the Instant Pot, pursuant to Section 363 of title 11 of the United States Code.
  • Chevron and MOECO agree to explore advanced closed loop geothermal pilot in Hokkaido, JapanJones Day advised Chevron New Energies on its agreement with Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd (MOECO) to proceed with the pilot testing of advanced geothermal technology, specifically advanced closed loop (ACL) technology.
  • TotalEnergies' affiliate Cray Valley sells three product lines to Pacific Avenue Capital PartnersJones Day is advising Total Energies on its sale of three product lines to Pacific Avenue Capital Partners (Wingtack®, PolyBD® and Dymalink®) developed by Cray Valley, its resin production and sales affiliate.
  • JENSEN-GROUP and MIURA create heavy-duty laundry joint venture in JapanJones Day advised JENSEN-GROUP in the formation of a joint venture with MIURA whereby the JENSEN-GROUP acquired 49% of the shares of Inax Corporation, one of the main manufacturing and distribution companies for heavy-duty laundry equipment in Japan and a Japanese wholly owned subsidiary of MIURA, and MIURA took a 20% stake in the JENSEN-GROUP through a combination of 49% of the shares of Inax and an add-on capital increase in cash.
  • IMCD acquires Kuni ChemicalJones Day advised IMCD N.V. in the acquisition by subsidiary IMCD Japan of 100% of the shares of the speciality distribution company, Kuni Chemical Co., Ltd. from Japan Private Equity Co., Ltd.
  • CTC takes additional stake in MegazoneJones Day advised Itochu Corporation subsidiary, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation ("CTC"), in the additional acquisition of a 30% stake in Megazone Corporation for the purpose of strongly promoting the joint venture business.
  • PTTGC acquires allnex from AdventJones Day advised PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited in the €4 billion acquisition of allnex Holding GmbH from Advent International.
  • OMRON invests in Taiwan’s collaborative robot company Techman Robot Inc.Jones Day advised Omron Corporation in its capital investment in Techman Robot, Inc., the world's second-largest collaborative robot brand that work with people at manufacturing sites.
  • SAP forms strategic partnership with Dediq for financial services industriesJones Day advised SAP in the formation of SAP Fioneer, a joint venture with the Munich based investor DEDIQ GmbH whereby SAP contributed its Financial Services and Insurance Services business and DEDIQ will invest more than €500 million.
  • ETS acquires TOEFL® assets of Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)-JapanJones Day advised ETS in the acquisition of the TOEFL® assets of the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)-Japan.
  • STERIS acquires Cantel Medical for $3.6 billionJones Day advised STERIS plc in its acquisition of Cantel Medical Corp, a global provider of infection prevention products and services primarily to endoscopy and dental customers, for $3.6 billion.
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    November 2020 Newsletters

    Japan Legal Update Vol. 53 | Autumn 2020

    Additional Publications

    • March 2023
      Law and Practice Japan, Pharmaceutical Advertising 2023, Chambers Global Practice Guides
    • March 2022
      Law and Practice Japan, Pharmaceutical Advertising 2022, Chambers Global Practice Guides

    Additional Speaking Engagements

    • August 2022
      HR Policy Association: Gender Pay Gap Disclosure Japan

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