Stan Yukevich is a partner in the Corporate Department. Mr. Yukevich's practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments and other strategic transactions involving Japan, both out-bound (Japanese companies in their transactions globally), and in-bound (US and other global companies in their transactions in Japan). Mr. Yukevich works with clients across a range of industries, with significant experience in the technology, medical device and related sectors.
Mr. Yukevich is recommended as a leading M&A lawyer in Japan by Chambers Global, Chambers Asia Pacific, IFLR1000, and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Mr. Yukevich was also recognized by the 2013 Japan edition of Best Lawyers for the categories of Corporate and M&A and for Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital.
Mr. Yukevich is an adjunct professor at Temple Law School's Tokyo Campus, where he has taught a course on international contract drafting since 2005.
Mr. Yukevich's representative transactions include the following:
- Toshiba Corporation in multiple transactions, including (1) its $2.3 billion acquisition of Landis+Gyr AG, a leading provider of advanced electricity and other utility meters and related solutions for the smart grid; (2) its subsidiary Toshiba Tec, in its $850 million acquisition of IBM’s Retail Store Business, creating the world’s leading retail point-of-sale systems and solutions business; (3) its strategic investment in USEC, Inc., the sole US producer of enriched uranium; (4) its acquisition of Camargo Correa Equipmentos e Sistemas S.A., a leading Brazilian manufacturer of switchgear and substations for electricity transmission networks; (5) its sale of its interest in its global silicones products joint venture with General Electric; (6) its NAND flash memory strategic alliance with M-Systems; and (7) its global joint venture for industrial drive systems with General Electric.
- Terumo Corporation in multiple transactions, including (1) its $2.6 billion acquisition of CaridianBCT, a leading provider of blood collection, treatment and related products; (2) its asset sale transaction and strategic alliance with Thoratec for the development of the DuraHeart II artificial heart product; (3) its acquisition of MicroVention, Inc., a provider of endovascular coils and related products for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms; and (4) its acquisition of Mission Medical, Inc., a provider of blood collection and related products.
- NTT in (1) its acquisition of Solutionary, a leading pure-play managed security services provider; and (2) its acquisition of Centerstance, a consulting firm specializing in helping companies identify and move key business processes to the cloud.
- NTT DATA in (1) its acquisition of Keane International, Inc., a US-based global outsourcing company; and (2) its $200 million acquisition of Intelligroup, Inc., a US-based systems integration company formerly listed on the OTC Bulletin Board.
- Hitachi Limited in its acquisition of a majority stake in M-Tech Information Technologies, a leading provider of identity management software and services headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
- Hitachi Systems in its acquisition of Cumulus Systems, a provider of software for optimizing cloud systems solutions.
- Intel Capital in its venture capital investments in Gengo, a web-based provider of translation services, and Cloudian, a provider of storage software solutions for the cloud environment.
- Mitsui & Co. in its joint acquisition with Energy Advance Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Tokyo Gas) of Ecogen Brasil Soluções Energéticas S.A., a leading provider of co-generation power facilities and solutions for industrial facilities and shopping centers in Brazil.
- SBI Holdings and its affiliates in multiple transactions, including (1) its investment and subsequent sale of an equity interest in Sino Polymer New Materials Co., Ltd., a Chinese maker of advanced polymer materials; and (2) its sale of its equity interest in Taikang Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Sumitomo Corporation in its $1.9 billion acquisition of a 30% stake in the iron ore unit of Brazilian steelmaker Usiminas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais.
- Nikon Corporation in (1) its acquisition by cash takeover bid of Metris NV, a Belgian maker of precision measuring equipment for the aerospace and other manufacturing industries; and (2) its formation of a global strategic alliance in surveying instruments with Trimble Navigation.
- Nexon Japan in its common stock and convertible debt investments in Fantage.com, Inc., a New Jersey company that operates a next-generation virtual community site.
- NTT DoCoMo in its acquisition of both Guam Cellular & Paging and Guam Wireless, two leading wireless communications providers on Guam.
- Daifuku Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of Jervis B. Webb Company, a world leader in airport baggage and material handling systems.
- Citigroup Principal Investments Japan in its sale of the Niseko Village ski resort and facility in Hokkaido, Japan to YTL Hotels and Properties, a leading Malaysian hotel and resort company.
- ACCESS Co., Ltd. in (1) its $350 million acquisition of PalmSource, a NASDAQ-listed software company which developed the operating system for Palm mobile devices; and (2) its acquisition of IP Infusion, a leading provider of network software for mobile phones.
- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering in its acquisition of NECEL’s semiconductor packaging and testing facilities in Takahata, Japan.