Ajinomoto Co. Inc. in its acquisition of Forge Biologics Holdings LLC, through a reverse triangular merger transaction valued at approximately $554 million.

Toyota Motor Corporation in a $1.5 billion SEC-registered offering of sustainability bonds.

Benesse Holdings Inc. in a proposed management buyout (MBO) by the EQT AB Group, through its BPEA Fund VIII, and members of the Fukutake family, the founding family of Benesse Holdings.

INCJ, Ltd., as selling shareholder, in a $1.8 billion block trade of common stock of Renesas Electronics Corporation.

The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. involving the filing of a Form CB in connection with the sole share transfer to establish Kyoto Financial Group, Inc. as a holding company.

The Iyo Bank, Ltd. involving the filing of a Form CB in connection with the sole share transfer to establish Iyogin Holdings, Inc. as a holding company.

Maruka Corporation and Furusato Industries, Ltd. involving the filing of a Form CB in connection with their $502.3 million joint share transfer to establish a joint holding company.

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. involving the filing of a Form CB in connection with its $111.7 million share exchange with Biofermin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Aomori Bank, Ltd. and Michinoku Bank, Ltd. involving the filing of a Form CB in connection with their $433.4 million joint share transfer to establish a joint holding company.

Maeda Corporation involving the filing of a Form CB in connection with its $3.3 billion joint share transfer with Maeda Road Construction and Maeda Seisakusho to establish a joint holding company. 

Osaka Gas USA Corporation on its entry into a joint venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. to develop and operate the Brighter Future Solar Farm project, a solar electric generating facility having an aggregate nameplate capacity of 15.7 MWDC located in Caldwell County, North Carolina.

Qxpress Pte. Ltd., an Asia-based e-commerce logistics solution provider, on its acquisition of Korchina Logistics Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong-based logistics solutions provider.

Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, as selling shareholder, in a U.S. $3.8 billion Rule 144A / Regulation S international offering of common stock of Renesas Electronics Corporation.

Frontier Tower Associates Philippines on its joint venture with KKR for establishing telecom tower platforms in Southeast Asia.

Osaka Gas Three Rivers, LLC in its acquisition of a 15% equity interest in CPV Three Rivers, LLC, an indirect owner, operator and developer of a $1.3 billion 1,258-megawatt combined-cycle gas-fired power generation facility in Illinois, U.S.

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in connection with its limited partner investments.

A Japanese corporation in connection with its new investment in private equity funds.

A Japanese corporation in connection with its existing investment in private equity fund.

LINE Corporation in connection with its business integration with Z Holdings Corporation, which involved among other steps a joint tender offer by SoftBank Co., Ltd. and NAVER Corporation to acquire all of LINE’s outstanding common stock (including American Depositary Shares), stock options and convertible bonds.

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. and Sanyo Chemical Industries., Ltd. involving the filing of a Form CB in connection with the formation of an approximately US$3.6 billion joint holding company through a joint share transfer.

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. involving the filing of a Form CB in connection with the US$37 million share exchange to make Tosho Printing Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary.