Gen Takahashi

Gen Takahashi is a corporate partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, one of the largest law firms in Japan. 2022 is Anderson Mori & Tomotsune’s 70th anniversary since James Buell Anderson established the firm that would become the predecessor to the firm in 1952.

Gen Takahashi handles a variety of corporate matters with a particular focus on cross-border M&A transactions involving Japanese entities. He provides thorough and practical legal advice based on his experience of working in Singapore and Australia, as well as at the M&A division of a major securities firm in Japan. With his deep knowledge about domestic M&A deals including public deals, general corporate, anti-trust, commercial contracts, labor and dispute resolution gained through his past experience, he is capable of providing his international clients with multangular advice on their complicated M&A deals.

In the past years, he has advised clients all over the globe, including in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Australia, India, the PRC, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and various other Asian countries. He is familiar with the legal systems and cultures in those countries/regions.

Recently, there have been various opportunities in the Japanese market because of the relatively low share prices of prominent public and private companies with the hit of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gen Takahashi has assisted a number of international clients seeking for such opportunities, including private equity funds and public companies, and has abundant knowledge and experience about such “in-bound” transactions in Japan.