Takaki Sato
Takaki Sato is of counsel to Morrison Foerster Law Offices. Takaki’s practice areas include inbound public and private M&A, joint ventures, and start-up investments.
Takaki has broad experience in squeeze-out deal of listed companies, having experience in representing each of sell-side and buy-side.
Takaki received his LL.B. in 2007 and his J.D. in 2009 from the University of Tokyo, and his LL.M. from Columbia Law School in 2016. He completed his training at the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan in 2010.
Takaki is a bengoshi admitted to practice in Japan, and is a member of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association. He is also a qualified lawyer in New York.
Experience
SEKISUI HOUSE’s $4.9 billion acquisition of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
Represented SEKISUI HOUSE, LTD., Japan’s largest homebuilder, in its $4.9 billion acquisition of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., a NYSE listed company and leading US homebuilder operating under the Richmond American Homes brand.
An international consulting firm
An international consulting firm in its JPY43 billion acquisition of an AI data science firm listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in a two-step merger, including a tender offer and statutory squeeze-out.
A multinational technology and e-commerce company
A multinational technology and e-commerce company’s subscription of warrants and convertible bonds of a cosmetic e-commerce firm listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
A U.S. M&A advisory firm
A U.S. M&A advisory firm in its USD591 million acquisition of an M&A advisory firm listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in a two-step merger, including a tender offer and statutory squeeze-out.
An Asia-based private equity fund
An Asia-based private equity fund in its acquisition of a majority stake in a Japanese hotel management company and formation of a joint venture with the founder shareholders of such company.