Ryu Long
Ryu has extensive experience across a broad range of international corporate and commercial matters.
Ryu is a senior associate within the corporate practice in Tokyo, and has previously worked in the HSK Kramer Singapore office. He has experience working on a broad range of international corporate and commercial matters, with a particular focus on cross-border M&A, joint ventures and investments. Ryu also has experience across a wide range of industries including TMT, consumer, manufacturing and industrials.
Ryu is dual-qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales and in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia. Ryu is currently applying to be registered as a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi in Japan.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- Indosat Tbk in relation to the carve out of US$850 million of network assets into an infrastructure company (“InfraCo”), and the investment by a consortium between Arsari group and Northstar group into InfraCo to form a joint venture creating one of the leading independent fiber infrastructure platforms in Indonesia
- SoftBank Corp. on its largest investment to date, taking a majority stake in Cubic Telecom, a leading global provider of software-defined connected vehicle solutions headquartered in Dublin
- Sumitomo Corporation on its investment in DABCO Limited, a digital platform provider that enables autonomous identification and communication between connected devices
- Sumitomo Corporation on its acquisition of a stake in IWS Fleet, a Norwegian owner and operator of vessels in the offshore wind industry
- Sumitomo Corporation and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. on the sale of Sutton and East Surrey Water plc, a UK water utility company, and certain other ancillary businesses, to Pennon Group plc
- International Data Corporation on its acquisition of ETBS, an IT benchmarking and assessment firm based in Australia
- SoftBank Group on its US$100 million investment in Indonesian online marketplace Tokopedia
- a global communications company on its proposed bid to acquire three data centres in the UK, USA and South East Asia as part of a bespoke co-location and leaseback arrangement
Background
Ryu holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Nottingham University School of Law (United Kingdom) and a Masters of Laws (Honours – Cum Laude) in Banking, Corporate and Finance Laws from Fordham University School of Law (New York). Ryu is a native English speaker and also speaks Japanese fluently.
Ryu is dual-qualified to practice in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia and as a solicitor in England and Wales.
