Hogan Lovells advises Sojitz Corporation on its acquisition of ownership of Royal Healthcare Pte. Ltd.

The transaction will create opportunities to implement cutting-edge medical services that meet the needs of patients. The acquisition also facilitates Sojitz’s entry into the specialty medical care field, meeting the diversifying medical needs of developed countries such as Singapore, while continuing to expand and develop its healthcare businesses in the wider Southeast Asian region in line with market growth. 

The Hogan Lovells team advising Sojitz was led by partner and APAC Regional Lead for Corporate & Finance, Jacky Scanlan-Dyas (Tokyo), with support from Office Managing Partner Siew Kam Boon (Singapore); counsels Mark Vincent (Singapore), Viet Nguyen (Tokyo), Nicholas Wee (Singapore), associates Amy Crowe (Singapore), Audrey Koh (Singapore), Will Tan (Tokyo), and Ardalan Khalafi (Tokyo); and paralegal Yuzumi Tsubaki (Tokyo). 

Additional support was provided on Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity matters by partner Charmian Aw (Singapore), counsel Teguh Darmawan (Indonesia), and associate Andera Rabbani (Indonesia); on Investigations, White Collar and Fraud matters by partners Nick Williams (Singapore), Khushaal Ved (Singapore), associate Nicole Lim (Singapore), and junior associate Paris Buti (Singapore); on Intellectual Property matters by IP Assistant Fumiko Ikeshiro (Tokyo) and paralegal Qiuyu Zhang (Shanghai); on Strategic Operations, Agreements, and Regulation matters by partner Sherry Gong (Beijing); on China-related matters by partner Tony Mou (Shanghai) and counsel Yu Xia (Shanghai); and on International Arbitration matters by senior associate Shi Jin Chia (Singapore). 

Jacky Scanlan-Dyas commented, “This deal highlights the firm’s exceptional capabilities when it comes to collaborating seamlessly with our colleagues across the APAC region and depth of expertise in the health sciences sector. We are excited to continue building on our strong track record of advising Sojitz on outbound transactions in strategic growth sectors and markets both within APAC and beyond.”