Profile: Alan G Cannon

Capital Markets

Biography: Capital Markets

Alan G Cannon is a partner in the firm's corporate department. He regularly advises clients on a broad range of capital markets transactions, including securities offerings registered in the United States, global initial public offerings by Japanese issuers and other international corporate finance transactions. He also has experience in cross-border merger and acquisition transactions.

Mr Cannon has advised many of the leading Japanese and US financial institutions in Tokyo since relocating there in 1998 and is proficient in Japanese. Prior to joining the Tokyo office, Mr Cannon was based in Hong Kong, where he participated in capital markets and merger and acquisition transactions in a number of Asian markets.

Mr Cannon regularly advises issuers and underwriters in Japan in connection with global securities offerings. Recent transactions include representing Shinsei Bank in global offerings, as well as representing the underwriters of SEC-registered offerings by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Toyota Motor Corporation.

Mr Cannon has also been active in significant merger and acquisition transactions in Japan, including representing UFJ Holdings in its merger with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group.

Mr Cannon joined the firm in 1994 and became a partner in 2003. He received his BA magna cum laude from Yale University in 1990 and his JD from Yale Law School in 1994.