Akiko Tsuji is a debt finance associate in the Tokyo office of Kirkland & Ellis (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo).
Akiko’s practice is focused on cross-border and domestic acquisition finance, project finance, real estate finance and mezzanine finance. She also went on secondment to the investment department of a Japanese bank, where she engaged in equity and mezzanine investment.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Akiko advised:
CVC Capital Partners Asia:
on the financing for the take private acquisition of Mandom Corp.
on the refinancing of TRY Group, the largest one-to-one tutoring services provider in Japan.
EQT:
on the financing for the tender offer to privatize Kakaku.com, Inc., a Japanese classified and marketplace platform
on the financing for the tender offer to privatize MAMEZO, a Japanese IT services company that supports enterprises in modernizing IT systems and adopting artificial intelligence more effectively.
on the financing for the tender offer to privatize Fujitec, a leading Japanese manufacturer of elevators and escalators.
on the financing for the tender offer to privatize CareNet, a leading Japanese digital healthcare platform.
Mizuho Bank, Ltd./ MUFG Bank, Ltd./ Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation/ Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited and other financial institutions as senior arrangers/lenders regarding the curve out of Shiseido’s personal case business by CVC.
Financial institution on the financing for Riraku, the largest budget relaxation therapy chain operator in Japan.
Several financing institutions on the financing for the take private acquisition of Macromill Group, a leading Japanese online marketing research company.
J-STAR Co., Ltd. and Potentia Capital on their joint acquisition of jinjer, one of Japan's leading HR SaaS players.
Various Japanese and international financial institutions as well as private equity firms in inbound and domestic leveraged finance transactions.
Japanese financial institutions in project finance transactions.
Japanese construction companies and global hotel management companies on their hotel development projects in Japan.
