• Korean Air on its US$1.62 billion acquisition of its rival Asiana Airlines, which involves coordinating a number of APAC merger notifications, including in Australia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia. This matter won the Merger Control Matter of the Year for the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa region at the GCR Awards 2023.
• Shenzhen Mindray on the merger control and foreign investment aspects of its US$661mn acquisition of Hytest Invest Oy.
• The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. on its US$2bn acquisition of Trelleborg Wheel Systems’ business from Trelleborg AB.
• A global financial institution on its response to a S.41 notice in relation to an ongoing investigation by the Hong Kong Competition Commission.
• A multinational F&B company on the antitrust compliance aspects of an APAC-wide sustainability initiative involving a number of joint procurement arrangements.
• Zurich Insurance Group on its USD 488mn acquisition of a majority stake in Kotak General Insurance from Kotak Mahindra Bank.
• ESR Cayman Limited on the foreign investment aspects of its US$5.2 billion acquisition of ARA Asset Management.
• A meta search service platform based in Singapore on the merger control aspects of its potential acquisition of an online travel agent based in the Middle East.
• Volkswagen AG on its €2.4 billion investment into a joint venture with Horizon Robotics.
• A Finnish telecommunications company on the proposed acquisition of a UK service assurance provider.
• A sovereign wealth fund based in the Middle East on the merger control aspects of its potential acquisition of restaurant business based in Europe and the Middle East.
• A Chinese appliance manufacturer on the merger control, foreign investment and foreign subsidies implications of its potential acquisition of an European rival.
• A sovereign wealth fund based in the Middle East on the merger control aspects of its potential acquisition of restaurant business based in Europe and the Middle East.

List includes matters worked on prior to joining Akin.