{"id":4866,"date":"2021-01-08T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T07:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/?p=4866"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:48:51","slug":"the-privatization-of-kirindo-holdings-co-ltd-through-an-mbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/news\/4866\/","title":{"rendered":"The Privatization of Kirindo Holdings Co., Ltd. through an MBO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kitahama Partners provided legal advice to Kirindo Holdings Co., Ltd. with regard to the management buyout (MBO) of Kirindo Holdings Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/professionals\/yoshihiro-hara\/\">Yoshihiro Hara<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/professionals\/koji-ebato\/\">Koji Ebato<\/a> led the Kitahama Partners team which handled the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/yoshihiro-hara.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/yoshihiro-hara.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/yoshihiro-hara-400x533.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/professionals\/yoshihiro-hara\/\">Yoshihiro Hara<br>Partner \/ Osaka Office<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/koji-ebato.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/koji-ebato.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/koji-ebato-400x533.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/professionals\/koji-ebato\/\">Koji Ebato<br>Partner \/ Tokyo Office<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kitahama Partners provided legal advice to Kirindo Holdings Co., Ltd. with regard to the management buyout (MBO) of Kirindo Holdings Co., Ltd. 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