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Misumi Group in its acquisition of all shares in Dayton Progress Corporation and the components business of The Anchor Danley Company in US, Japan and globally.

ABC-MART in its acquisition of La Cross, a NASDAQ listed company by tender offer.

GE Capital in its acquisition of Japan Leasing Co. out of corporate reorganization procedure in Japan.

GE Capital in its acquisition of Toho Mutual Life Insurance Company out of distress in Japan.

Hitachi Plasma Display in connection with its assets sale and technology transfer to a Chinese state-owned company in Anhui, China.

Sansei Technologies in connection with acquisition of S&S Worldwide in Utah, U.S.A.

Paramount Pictures in connection with the civil rehabilitation proceedings of Movie Television, Inc., a distributor in Japan of Hollywood studios’ content, including the filing of over US$100 million in Paramount claims against Movie Television and negotiation of a settlement with MTI’s civil rehabilitation sponsor, a Softbank acquisition vehicle.

Mitsui Venture Capital (Mitsui & Co. group), in its investment in China Mingyang Wind Power Group.

Merrill Lynch in connection with its acquisition of 50% equity interest in a Taiwanese company that holds a real estate project in Ningbo.

Mitsui & Co. in connection with the restructuring of the assets owned by a PRC logistics company in Shenzhen followed by the restructuring and acquisition of the offshore equity interest in the company.

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ (China) on the conversion of its six existing Chinese branches into a newly-established banking subsidiary in China, including: the asset acquisition of Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ''s six China branches; the transfer of the assets and liabilities to the new entity; communication of these transfers to the existing customer base and the authorities of multiple jurisdictions; and advising on other establishment matters such as the explanation of the establishment of its new banking subsidiary in China to the Japanese regulatory authorities and the re-location of the expatriates to the new China bank.

JCB Co. in connection with its collaboration with AMEX to open both companies'' worldwide merchant networks, creating the first worldwide affiliation of two credit card brands to share their client networks and service.

Merrill Lynch in its US$70 million investment in a West Samoan company, which indirectly owns a project company that develops a mixed-use office and retail building in Jing''an, Shanghai.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in a series of transactions leading to the establishment and consolidation of its current operating subsidiary in China.

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi on its merger with UFJ Bank Limited and subsequently acting as their regulatory and transactional counsel, upgrading the entire suite of transaction documents for the banks.

Daikin Industries in its post-merger integration of 130 subsidiaries previously owned by OYL Industries (Malaysia). These operations are located in Malaysia, Southeast Asia and Mainland China. This project included an extensive amount of due diligence, documentation and also advice on related employment matters.

Sumitomo Corporation in its ground-breaking onshore acquisition of PRC state-owned non-tradable shares in Henan Topfond Pharmaceutical, one of China''s largest state-owned pharmaceutical companies. This was the first time a foreign strategic investor has acquired shares in a PRC state-owned listed company using an onshore structure and involving share reform (the requirement to convert illiquid shares into tradable shares).

Sansei Technologies, an Osaka-based company engaged in the design, manufacture, repair and maintenance of amusement rides, stage equipment and elevators, on its 100% acquisition of leading global roller coaster manufacturer Vekoma Rides.