Yuko Ozaki focuses primarily on corporate finance transactions, including both equity and debt offerings involving Japanese corporations, financial institutions and sovereign entities. In addition, she works on mergers and acquisitions and general securities law matters.
Bio
Ms. Ozaki’s experience in capital markets transactions (including her prior experience) includes the:
- US$2 billion hybrid debt offering by The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
- ¥135 billion global equity offering by Sanrio Company, Ltd.
- ¥21.9 billion global IPO of ARTERIA Networks Corporation
- ¥48.4 billion global IPO of WORLD Co., Ltd.
- ¥37.1 billion global equity offering by OUTSOURCING Inc.
- US$1 billion overseas hybrid debt offering by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
- US$500 million senior notes offerings by Toyota Industries Corporation
- ¥130.7 billion initial public offering by Mercari Inc.
- US$500 million senior notes offering by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
- ¥41.6 billion global IPO of LIXIL VIVA CORPORATION
- US$800 million overseas hybrid debt offering by Nippon Life Insurance Company
- $1.34 billion overseas hybrid debt offering by Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
- ¥44 billion global equity offering by Daiwa House REIT Corporation
- ¥39.2 billion global equity offering by Invincible Investment Corporation
- SEC-registered bond offerings of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (guaranteed by the Japanese government)
- SEC-registered bond offering by Japan International Cooperation Agency (guaranteed by the Japanese government)
- US$6 billion global equity offering by INPEX Corporation
- US$8.5 billion global IPO by Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
- US$220 million global equity offering by Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.
- US$500 million senior notes offering by Japan Tobacco Inc.
- US$360 million global equity offering by Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
- US$2.25 billion global IPO by Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
- US$1.4 billion subordinated notes offering by Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Ms. Ozaki rejoined Skadden’s Corporate Group in 2024. Her prior work experience includes working in the Tokyo office of a leading international law firm and the legal department of a large U.S. investment bank.
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., Columbia Law School, 2009
- B.A. (Law), Sophia University, 2002
Admissions
- New York
Languages
- Japanese
- English
Yuko Ozaki
Asia Pacific Counsel, Corporate
yuko.ozaki@skadden.com