Kazumasa (Kaz) Watanabe
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Kazumasa Watanabe

Associate

Email

kazumasa.watanabe@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 848 8045

Offices

New York

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Kaz represents financial institutions and public companies in connection with a variety of capital markets transactions, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, at-the-market offerings, PIPEs as well as SEC-registered investment-grade bond offerings.

He also has experience advising public companies on U.S. securities law compliance and corporate governance matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Kaz practiced Japanese corporate law at the Tokyo office of another international law firm. 

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Underwriters in connection with the upsized USD207 million initial public offering of Ceribell, Inc.
  • Underwriters in connection with Bell Canada’s registered public offering of USD1bn aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Notes, Series A due 2055, and USD1.25bn aggregate principal amount of its 7.000% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Notes, Series B due 2055, guaranteed on a junior subordinated basis by BCE Inc.
  • Underwriters in connection with TELUS Corporation’s registered public offering of USD1.5bn hybrid notes and concurrent abbreviated cash tender offers
  • Underwriter on the upsized initial public offering of KRAKacquisition Corp, a special-purpose acquisition company, of 34.5 million units at an offering price of USD10.00 per unit

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-law, State of New York, US, 2023

Bengoshi, Japan, 2014

Academic

J.D., Indiana University, Maurer School of Law, 2022

J.D., University of Tokyo, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, 2013

LL.B., Kyoto University, Faculty of Law, 2011

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.