Simpson Thacher’s Tokyo office recently represented the underwriters, led by BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank, Nomura and Citi in a shelf takedown of $400 million 5.00% Senior Notes due 2016 of ORIX Corporation. The notes are a further issuance of the $400 million 5.00% notes due 2016 issued by ORIX Corporation in January 2011.

ORIX is one of the leading financial services firms in Japan and is a worldwide provider of corporate and retail finance, leasing, real estate and investment banking services. As of December 31, 2010, ORIX had a global network of local business partners in 27 countries, with total consolidated assets of ¥8.5 trillion.

The Simpson Thacher team included Alan Cannon, Matthew Crosby and David Snowden (Capital Markets) in Tokyo; Robert Holo and Danny Salinas (Tax) and Andrew Pagliughi (FINRA and Blue Sky) in New York.