Freshfields advises Marubeni on its acquisition of the remaining interests in DASI

Global law firm Freshfields has advised Marubeni Corporation on its acquisition, through a wholly owned US subsidiary, of the remaining 50% interests in DASI, LLC. Marubeni now owns 100% of the interests in DASI after initially acquiring 50% of the interests in DASI in 2023. DASI is one of the leaders in commercial aviation inventory solutions with a global platform of offerings across the aviation network.

The Freshfields team was led out of Tokyo by partner Gordon Palmquist and included partner Kaori Yamada, senior associates Arnold Itagaki and Edward Dean and associate Nathaniel Moore (all Tokyo). Partner Joe Soltis and senior associate HyunKyu Kim (both New York) advised on tax matters; partners Heather Brookfield (San Francisco) and Kathleen Healy (London) and senior associates Cynthia Yuan (Silicon Valley) and Lucy Carruthers (London) advised on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner Stephanie Brown-Cripps and senior associate Allison Kowalski (both New York) advised on sanctions and compliance matters; and partner Mena Kaplan (New York) and associate Yungjee Kim (Silicon Valley) advised on intellectual property matters.