Bär & Karrer advises UBP on its acquisition of Angel Japan AM

Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has acquired all the shares of Angel Japan Asset Management from its founder, Hirotaka Usami. Founded in Tokyo in 2001, Angel Japan is a Tokyo-based independent investment advisor specialised in the Japanese small-cap equities space. This transaction will further strengthen the presence of UBP in Japan and demonstrates UBP’s ambition to expand its footprint in Asia-Pacific. This acquisition came on the back of a successful partnership between UBP and Angel Japan AM.

Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to UBP with the local support of Japanese law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto in this transaction. The team included partner Martin Anderson (pictured left) and associate Vera Waldburger (both M&A; pictured right).