Bio

A partner in the Corporate Department, Tong Yu focuses on representing Japanese and other Asian companies in connection with global capital markets transactions and cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions. Tong is resident in the firm’s Tokyo office and is registered as a gaikokuho jimu bengoshi in Japan. In the capital markets and securities area, Tong has represented both U.S. and non-U.S. issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings, secondary offerings, debt offerings (investment grade and high-yield debt, and hybrid capital securities), exchange offers and multi-jurisdictional tender offers. He has been involved in transactions relating to issuers in the United States, Canada, Germany, Greece, China, Japan and Korea. In addition, Tong advises companies listed in the United States on reporting obligations, corporate governance matters and other securities law and stock exchange compliance issues. In the mergers and acquisitions area, Tong has done work for strategic corporate clients in connection with their cross-border acquisitions, strategic joint ventures and various other forms of equity investment transactions. He has also advised private equity funds and hedge funds in connection with leveraged buyout acquisitions, PIPE investments, pre-IPO minority-position investments and other special situation investments. In addition, Tong has provided U.S. law advice in connection with business combinations among non-U.S. companies, including SEC-registered business combination transactions