Clara Shirota

CVC Capital Partners in connection with the financing for its US$1.5 billion acquisition of the personal care business of Shiseido from Shiseido Company, Limited

Starwood Capital Group on its tender offer for Invesco Office J-REIT, Inc., a listed J-REIT in Japan, for ¥22,500 per investment unit (total equity value of approximately ¥198 billion, publicly reported debt of ¥126 billion, for an enterprise value of approximately ¥325 billion)

CVC Capital Partners on the acquisition financing comprising senior facilities and a mezzanine facility provided for CVC's investment in TRY Group, the largest one-to-one tutoring services provider in Japan.

CVC on the acquisition financings for Munchy Foods, Riraku, Nirvana Asia (Hong Kong take-private), EIC Group, Executive Centre, SPi Global, HKBN, South Beauty, KFC/Pizza Hut and Matahari*

Permira on acquisition financings for Arysta LifeSciences, Akindo Sushiro and John Master Organics and on the senior/mezzanine refinancing and restructuring for Asia Broadcast Satellite*

EQT on the financing for China F&B Group (franchise operator of Dairy Queen and Papa John’s Pizza) and the refinancing of facilities to PSM Investments Limited and subsequent trade sale exit*

Unitas Capital on the refinancing of Hyva's high yield bond and super senior revolving credit facility and subsequent self-arranged amendment and extension of its senior facilities*

*Experience prior to joining White & Case