About
Tomonori supports clients in a wide range of international corporate legal matters, including cross-border M&A transactions and investment funds, as part of the Global Transactions team.
Prior to joining Freshfields, Tomonori practiced at other leading firms in Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur.
Tomonori is a native speaker of English and Japanese, and fluent in Bahasa Malaysia.
Additional Information
Examples of matters involved:
- NEC Corporation in its $2.9 billion acquisition of NASDAQ-listed CSG Systems International, Inc., a leading BSS SaaS provider.
- Hitachi Global Life Solutions on the sale of its 40 per cent stake in Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning Holding, a joint venture between Hitachi and Johnson Controls International, to Robert Bosch - “M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)”, ALB Japan Law Awards 2025
- Sumitomo Chemical in connection with the sale of 22.5% of the shares in Saudi exchange-listed Petro Rabigh to Saudi Aramco and related joint venture restructuring and refinancing.
- A publicly listed Japanese real estate fund specializing in the logistics sector in its expansion into Malaysia, which involved fund structuring, set up of its subsidiaries and SPVs, land acquisition and execution of multiple MOUs with leading local property developers.
- A Japanese chemical specialty trading house in the acquisition of a pharmaceutical arm of a major Japanese chemical manufacturer, which involved multi-jurisdictional merger filings.
- A global technology company in the restructuring and carve-out of its IT solutions business across several EU countries.
- A publicly listed Japanese industrial materials manufacturer in the restructuring of its joint venture in Indonesia.
- A publicly listed Japanese industrial materials manufacturer in expanding its e-waste recycling business in the South American region through a business collaboration with a Chilean environmental solutions company.
- A major Japanese trading house in the disposal of its stake in a property development joint venture company to a sovereign wealth fund.
- Creador, a Southeast Asia-focused private equity firm, in multiple acquisitions in the food & beverage industry.
- One Rock Capital Partners, LLC. in its acquisition of Eastman Chemical Company’s tire additives business.
- A U.S. data center company in a bid to acquire a hyperscale data center operator.
- A leading alternative investment firm in a bid to acquire a major telecommunications tower leasing company.
Includes matters handled prior to joining Freshfields
Tomonori Fernandez
Associate
Tokyo Office
Akasaka Biz Tower 36F
5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-6336