Yohei received his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law and received his B.S. in Sports Management from New York University.

Yohei is admitted to practice in New York and in Japan as a gaikokuho-jimu-bengoshi.

M&A

• NTT Limited, a global IT solutions and technology provider, in its $330 million sale of NTT Security AppSec Solutions Inc. (d/b/a WhiteHat Security), a leading provider of application security Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), to Synopsys, Inc.
• SoftBank Group Corp. and SoftBank Vision Fund in the proposed $65 billion sale of UK-headquartered multinational semiconductor and software design company Arm Limited to U.S. chip company NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA).
• SoftBank in the sale of a majority of its stake in robotics company Boston Dynamics, Inc. to South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Company.
• Divvy, a leader in spend management, in its $2.5 billion sale to Bill.com (NYSE: BILL), a provider of cloud-based software that simplifies, digitizes, and automates complex back-office financial operations for small and midsize businesses (SMBs).
• Uber on its acquisition of a majority stake in Cornershop, a grocery delivery start-up that is active in Chile, Mexico, Peru and Canada, to expand its food delivery business.
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in its US$550 million carve-out acquisition of the regional jet program from Bombardier Inc., a global leader in the transportation industry.
• Spark Networks SE (NYSE: LOV) on its combined cash and stock acquisition of Zoosk, Inc., which created the second largest dating company in North America.
• A leading Japanese insurance company in its strategic investments in innovative technology companies.
• Renesas Electronics Corporation in its $6.7 billion acquisition of NASDAQ-listed Integrated Device Technology (IDT), a market-leading analog mixed-signal company, to create market-leading embedded solution capabilities.
• Asahi Kasei Corporation in its approximately $1 billion acquisition of U.S.-based Sage Automotive Interiors, Inc., from Clearlake Capital Group.
• SoftBank in a series of transactions with Altaba Inc. in connection with Yahoo Japan Corporation, including a $2 billion tender offer by SoftBank Corp. for shares of Yahoo Japan held by Altaba and an approximately $2 billion (JPY 220 billion) self-tender offer by Yahoo Japan for its shares held by SoftBank.
• Sprint Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp., Sprint’s controlling shareholder, on the landmark merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US, Inc. The total implied enterprise value for Sprint is approximately $59 billion and the aggregate implied enterprise value for the combined company in the all-stock transaction is approximately $146 billion. The transaction is one of the largest telecommunications deals in history.
• Toshiba Corporation on the $18 billion sale of its wholly owned subsidiary Toshiba Memory Corporation to a consortium led by Bain Capital.
• Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo, a Japanese company specializing in precious metals refining and fabrication, in its acquisition of Metalor Technologies International, a Swiss-based competitor.
• FUJIFILM Holdings in its proposed $6.1 billion acquisition of control of Xerox Corporation.
• Tayca Corporation, a TSE-listed producer of industrial chemical products, in its acquisition of TRS Technologies, Inc., a privately held U.S. producer of piezoelectric and dielectric materials technology.
• Yamazaki Baking in its acquisition of Bakewise Brands, a privately owned U.S. manufacturer of premium baked products.
• Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd. in its $2.2 billion acquisition from Unilever of the Ragú and Bertolli pasta sauce business.*
• Yamaha Corporation in its acquisition of Line 6, Inc.*
• Japan Bank for International Cooperation in its $620 million convertible preferred stock investment in Gavilon Agriculture Holdings, Co. in support of Marubeni Corporation’s $2.6 billion acquisition of Gavilon’s agricultural business.*
• Mizuho Bank, Ltd. in its acquisition of Banco WestLB do Brasil S.A.*

Capital Markets

• Underwriters’ counsel on Nippon Life Insurance Company’s $1.5 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S global offering of hybrid debt.
• Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, as issuer’s counsel, in its $2.0 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S global offering of hybrid debt.
• Invincible Investment Corporation, as issuer’s counsel, in its Rule 144A/Regulation S global equity offering.
• NanoCarrier Co., Ltd., as issuer’s counsel, in its $115 million Rule 144A/Regulation S global offering of shares of common stock.*
• Olympus Corporation, as issuer’s counsel, in its $1.1 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S international offering of shares of common stock.*

 * Denote transactions prior to joining Morrison Foerster

1994年に大蔵省（現、財務省）でキャリアをスタートし、6年間勤務。2003年より10年間カーライル・グループに在籍。2013年以降は株式会社ジャパンディスプレイ、ベルリッツコーポレーション、株式会社マレリ（旧カルソニックカンセイ株式会社）など、様々な業界で上級管理職を歴任。

2020年よりカーライル・グループに復帰。現在、マネージング ディレクターとして製造業・一般産業（General Industries）関連の投資先支援業務を主導。株式会社リガクの非常勤取締役に従事。

東京大学法学部卒業。タフツ大学（フレッチャー法律外交大学院）修了。スタンフォード経営大学院修了。

2015 年 CVC に入社、東京オフィス共同代表として国内におけるプライベート・エクイティ投資事業を率いる。CVC キャピタル・パートナーズのアジア投資役員会およびボードメンバーも務める。CVC 入社以前は、アドバンテッジパートナーズにおいて 11 年以上にわたりシニア・パートナーを勤め、テレコム・メディア・テクノロジー領域を含む幅広い分野での投資案件を主導。それ以前は、マッキンゼー・アンド・カンパニーおよびプライスウォーターハウスクーパースにて勤務。東京大学工学部にて学士課程、修士課程修了、コロラド・スクール・オブ・マインズ鉱山工学博士課程修了。

2021年10月にEQT入社。2021年10月にEQT入社。現在は、EQTのアジア地域プライベート・キャピタル事業であるBPEA EQTのパートナーを務める。

EQT入社前は、約10億米ドルのプライベートエクイティファンドを運用するJPインベストメントの創業メンバー兼マネージング・ディレクターを務めた。それ以前は、米系大手プライベートエクイティファンドであるTPGキャピタルに10年以上勤務し、日本代表も務めた。また、モルガン・スタンレーで投資銀行業務にも携わった。

ハーバード大学で学士号、ハーバード・ビジネス・スクールで経営学修士号を取得。