Ashurst is advising Société Générale in relation to a recommended cash acquisition, being structured as a scheme of arrangement, of Japaninvest Group Plc by Haitong International (BVI) Limited. The acquisition values the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Japaninvest at approximately ¥2,878.2 million ($24.36 million; £15.53 million).

Société Générale currently owns approximately 22.97 per cent of the existing issued ordinary share capital of Japaninvest.

The Ashurst team is being led by corporate partner Adrian Clark, assisted by senior associate Kate Gritten and associate Sarah Leiper.