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Justin Terada

Senior Associate
Frankfurt
About

Justin Terada advises clients on cross-border transactions with a focus on M&A, strategic and private equity investments, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, and other corporate and commercial transactions.

Justin is qualified in the US (California), the EU (Ireland), and England and Wales, and having spent almost 10 years in the Tokyo office of another international law firm, he effectively supports the needs of clients in their transactions in Europe, the US and Japan.

Justin began his career at a “Big Four” Japanese law firm and is fluent in Japanese.

Justin advises clients across various industries, including aviation, automotive, industrial machinery, manufacturing, energy and power, infrastructure, consumer products, life sciences, and technology.

Areas of FocusMergers and AcquisitionsCorporatePrivate EquityIndustrialsInfrastructure, Construction and TransportTechnology and Commercial TransactionsConsumer Goods, Food and RetailLife Sciences
Bar admissionsAttorney-at-law admitted with the State Bar of CaliforniaSolicitor regulated by the Law Society of Ireland, non-practicingSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

  • Advised a U.S. private equity firm on its acquisitions of an Australia-based digital health and fitness platform and a California-based leader in fitness equipment.* 
  • Advised a Swedish-Swiss multinational corporation on the separation of its global turbocharging business in preparation for its spin-off and listing on SIX Swiss Exchange.*
  • Advised a Japanese industrial group on its equity investment and strategic partnership agreements with a U.S.-based leader in small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology.*
  • Advised a Japanese multinational electronics company on its acquisition of a U.S.-based leading end-to-end, digital fulfillment platform provider.*
  • Advised a Japanese medical equipment company on its joint venture partnership with an international healthcare provider to sell diagnostic imaging equipment in nine members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).*
  • Advised a Japanese medical equipment company on its acquisition of a Swiss company specializing in MRI data processing and image reconstruction.*
  • Advised a Japanese industrial group on the sale of its small-block diesel engine business in Japan, the U.S., U.K., and China.*
  • Advised a Japanese development bank on a U.S. private investment in public equity (PIPE) transaction.*
  • Advised a Japanese engineering company on its acquisition of a Germany-based manufacturer of high precision gears and mechatronic drive and suspension systems for automobiles.*
  • Advised a Japanese engineering company on its acquisition of a Germany-based auto compressor maker and its affiliated auto compressor assembler.*
  • Advised a Japanese industrial group on its joint venture partnership on a turbofan engine for large business jets.*

    *Denotes experience from a previous firm.
Languages
  • English
  • Japanese
Education
  • Loyola Law School, J.D., 2009
  • University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 2005

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers 2024/2025: Recognised as “one to watch” for corporate.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Frankfurt Bar Association
  • Association of Japanese Companies in Frankfurt (Hojinkai)
  • Japanese-German Business Association (DJW)

Connect

Phone

+49 69 271 33 082
(Work, Frankfurt)
+49 162 24 92 973
(Mobile, Frankfurt)
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