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Randy serves as the co-head of our Asia Private Equity practice and is a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department. His experience includes over 20 years in Japan representing clients on numerous Japan private equity buyouts and investments, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, international joint ventures, and minority investments in various industries, including high technology, life sciences, and media.
Randy has been selected as one of “Asia’s Top 15 M&A Lawyers” by Asian Legal Business and also is recommended for his M&A and corporate law expertise by Chambers Global (2025), Chambers Asia-Pacific (2025), IFLR1000 (2024), and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025). Client comments about Randy include the following:
Experience
Represented Bain Capital on its acquisition of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation in a carve-out transaction from Mitsubishi Chemical Group Co. for approximately ¥510 billion ($3.3 billion).
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.
Represented FormFactor Inc. in its partnership with Asia-based private equity firm MBK Partners to acquire FICT Limited from Asia-based private equity firm Advantage Partners.
Represented TDK in the formation of its $3 billion joint venture with Qualcomm to provide industry leading radio frequency front–end (RFFE) modules and RF filters for mobile devices and for other fast–growing business segments, such as drones, robotics and automotive applications.
Represented Asahi Kasei Corporation in its approximately $1 billion acquisition of U.S.–based Sage Automotive Interiors, Inc., from Clearlake Capital Group.
Represented L Catterton and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in their sale of OWNDAYS, a leading eyewear brand in Asia and headquartered in Japan and Singapore, to Lenskart Solutions Private Limited, a tech-enabled start-up and India’s largest eyewear company.
Represented Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in its $550 million carve–out acquisition of the regional jet program from Bombardier Inc., a global leader in the transportation industry.
Represented Hitachi, Ltd. in its $1.245 billion acquisition of the Sullair brand air compressor manufacture and sale business from Accudyne Industries.
Represented Sekisui House, LTD., in its acquisition of U.S. homebuilder Holt Group Inc., one of the largest private homebuilders and land developers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
Represented Otsuka Holdings in its acquisition of ReCor, a medical device company. The acquisition followed on our previous representations of Otsuka in its 2015 strategic investment in ReCor, and its subsequent 2016 entry into a development and commercialization agreement with ReCor and concurrent acquisition of an option to acquire the company.