The Firm recently represented Sharp Corporation in connection with its offering of 450 million shares of common stock, which included an international offering to institutional investors pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. The offering raised approximately ¥120 billion.

The international offering was led by Nomura International plc, Mizuho International plc and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc. Sharp raised an additional ¥17.5 billion through concurrent third-party allotments to strategic partners.

Sharp Corporation engages in the development, design, production and sale of a broad range of electronic equipment and devices for the consumer, business and industrial markets.

The Simpson Thacher team for the offering included Alan Cannon, David Sneider, Tadashi Okamoto and Yui Hirohashi (Capital Markets) and Jonathan Cantor and Jodi Sackel (Tax).