The Firm recently represented the international joint lead managers in connection with a follow-on offering of Daiwa House REIT Investment Corporation, which included an international offering to institutional investors pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. The offering raised approximately ¥52.7 billion (approximately US$502 million) for the issuer, which will be used with bank financing to fund the acquisition of additional logistics, retail and hotel properties. Morgan Stanley, Daiwa Capital Markets Europe and Nomura acted as international joint lead managers for the offering.

The Simpson Thacher team included Alan Cannon, David Snowden and Daniel Hulme (Capital Markets); Rob Holo and John Torrenti (Tax); and Jennie Getsin (Blue Sky).