Susumu Iijima
Counsel
Susumu's practice focuses on cross-border M&A and Project Finance primarily in the energy and construction sectors. His experience includes deals involving thermal power, renewable energy, nuclear energy, oil and gas, shipbuilding, and infrastructure. In this space, Susumu leverages his experience as in-house counsel at a global conglomerate infrastructure company.
Key Matters
Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Represented a global information technology company for the acquisition of a multinational software corporation.
- Represented a global automotive company in an investment in a multinational automotive company.
- Represented a global automotive company in the creation of a joint venture with a global electronics company in the automotive battery business.
- Represented an electronic parts company in the creation of a joint venture with a Taiwanese company in the printed circuit business.
- Represented an industrial machinery company in the creation of a joint venture with an Indian company.
- Represented an engineering company in the acquisition of a machinery manufacturing company.
Project Finance/Construction Industry
- Advised an EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) contractor on a renewable energy plant construction project.
- Advised an EPC contractor on the construction of power plants in Middle East.
- Advised an EPC contractor on the construction of a process plant in the U.S.
- Represented a construction company for the takeover of a thermal power business from a construction company.
- Represented an investment fund in the acquisition of renewable energy plants in Japan.
- Advised on company splits for commercial ship building business.
- Advised on several antitrust matters.
Litigation/Disputes
- Defended a global engineering company in ICC arbitration in the United States in claims exceeding USD 6.6 B.
- Represented a U.S. client in litigation in Japan regarding a solar power plant.
- Represented a private equity fund in litigation in connection with an ownership interest against a financial institution.
- Advised an engineering company on civil lawsuits and an injunction with respect to a nuclear plant.
- Advised a machinery company in connection with breach of contract claims from a European company.