The Tokyo office of the Firm recently represented Suntory Beverage & Food Limited in connection with its initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which included a global offering to institutional investors pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. As of its completion, the IPO was the largest in Asia in 2013.
Suntory Beverage & Food is a soft drinks company with operations in Japan, Europe, Oceania, Asia and the United States. It accounts for a majority of the sales of the Suntory Group.
The international offering was led by Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Nomura International plc and J.P. Morgan Securities plc.
The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Alan Cannon and A. Reid Monroe-Sheridan in Tokyo and Robert Holo, Chang Won Choi and Sophie Staples (Tax) in New York. Summer Associate Sonya Ho also provided valuable assistance.
