Jacky Scanlan-Dyas
Partner Corporate & Finance
Languages
English, Japanese
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Legal 500'Jacky Scanlan-Dyas is ‘exceptional’; 'not only an extremely strong lawyer technically, but provides a level of commercial understanding which many private practice lawyers lack'
Jacky Scanlan-Dyas is a leading M&A lawyer with over 20 years of cross-border transaction experience including M&A, investments, exits, joint ventures, complex commercial contracts, and restructuring and insolvency issues. Jacky serves as the Head of the firm’s Corporate & Finance Practice Group for the Asia Pacific region and the Co-Global Lead for the Manufacturing and Industrials sector. She is also a member of the firm’s global M&A leadership committee.
Jacky is consistently recognized as one of the top M&A practitioners in the Japan market and has received numerous accolades for her role in launching the firm’s Japan M&A team, which has now been ranked Tier 1 by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for multiple years consecutively. She has received both the “Woman’s Advocate of the Year” award at the Asian Legal Business Women in Law Awards as well as the “Woman Lawyer of the Year” award at the Asian Legal Business Japan Law Awards. She has also been presented with the "Person of the Year" award by the British Ambassador on behalf of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Most recently, Jacky’s work advising clients on business and growth opportunities through the Japan – India “Investment Corridor” was recognized with a commendation by the Financial Times in its Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers 2024 report.
Clients interviewed by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific have noted, ‘Jacky Scanlan-Dyas is a standout partner in terms of her professionalism, commitment and enthusiasm. Above all, she is a clear communicator, realistic in managing client expectations and displays a very high level of dedication to her clients and their matters’.
Legal 500'Jacky Scanlan-Dyas is ‘exceptional’; 'not only an extremely strong lawyer technically, but provides a level of commercial understanding which many private practice lawyers lack'
Representative experience
Advising Nissan on the strategic and legal aspects of the restructuring of its shareholdings and operations in multiple Indian joint ventures, as part of a global re-organisation of the alliance between Nissan and Renault.
Advising Virbac on its agreement with ORIX Corporation for the €280 million acquisition of its Japanese animal health subsidiary Sasaeah Holdings Co., Ltd.
Advising Sojitz Corporation on its acquisition of Silaba Motors, S.A., marking Sojitz's entry into the Central and South American market.
Advising Samvardhana Motherson International Limited on its purchase of an 81% stake in Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd., a TSE-listed subsidiary of Honda Motors Co., Ltd.
Advising Sojitz Corporation on a joint venture with Braskem America Inc. to produce and market sustainable bioMEG and bioMPG, the raw materials for the production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Advising PerkinElmer Inc. (NYSE: PKI) on the Japan-related aspects of the divestiture of its Applied, Food and Enterprise Services businesses to New Mountain Capital for $2.45 billion.
Advising a Japanese-headquartered, global consumer products and chemical company on its investment as a founding member in a US-based venture to scale and commercialise plant-based alternatives to palm oil.
Advising Sojitz Corporation on its acquisition of a stake in Hycamite TCD Technologies, a Finnish company engaged in the commercialisation of hydrogen technology.
Advising Covestro AG, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality plastics and their components, on the sale of its additive manufacturing business to US-Israeli Stratasys Group.
Advising Sojitz Corporation on its purchase from Helios Investment Partners of a 25% interest in the holding company of Axxela Limited, the largest private sector gas distributor in Nigeria.
Advising Applied Materials on its proposed multi-billion-dollar acquisition of Kokusai Electric’s semiconductor manufacturing business in Japan.
Advising Dell Technologies on its US$2.075bn sale of RSA to a consortium of investors led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, and AlpInvest Partners.
Advising Cornes Technologies in its acquisition of U.S. & Israeli tech companies in the lab-grown diamonds business.
Advising Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd on its acquisition of Fuller's Beer Business in the UK for £250m and on the restructuring of its European and International beer operations.
Advising Salesforce in its acquisition of Datorama Inc., a marketing intelligence company with major offices in Tel Aviv and New York City.
Advising eBay on its acquisition of Giosis Pte Ltd's Japanese business, including the Qoo10 online shopping platform, for over US$700m.
Advising leading Japanese trading houses on numerous investment transactions in South East Asia, Latin America, India, the U.S., and Europe.
Advising a world-class automobile manufacturer on a US$2bn entity restructuring project covering three continents (including Asia and Japan).
Advising a major U.S.-listed pharma company on the sale of manufacturing businesses in Japan and Europe via competitive auction processes.
Advising various pharmaceutical, consumer products, R&D, and chemicals companies on their joint ventures in Japan.
Advising a global software solutions company on the wind down and solvent liquidation of operations in Japan.
Advising an international logistics company on employment matters relating to its Japanese subsidiary.
Represented Synopsys in connection with its acquisition of the semiconductor and flat panel display solutions business from BISTel.
Credentials
- Extra Mural Post Grad DipTJFL (Distinction), Japanese, Massey University, 1999
- LLB (Hons), University of Canterbury, 1994
- B.A., Japanese, University of Canterbury, 1994
- Japan - Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi)
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- New Zealand
- Foreign Women Lawyers Association