Legal Architects Behind the Deal
The Morrison Foerster team advising Sumitomo was led by Randy Laxer, co-head of the firm’s Asia mergers and acquisitions/private equity practice, and M&A partner Joe Sulzbach. The team also included finance partners Yuhki Asano, Eric Min and Yemi Tépé; executive compensation partner Domnick Bozzetti; financial services partner Jeremy Mandell; employment and labor partner Eric Tate; capital markets partner John Owen; and antitrust partners Bradley Lui and Kerry Jones.
Paul Hastings’ advisory team for Tri Pointe was led by global M&A co-chair Eduardo Gallardo. The group included M&A partners Andrew Goodman and Toshiyuki Arai; executive compensation, benefits and ERISA chair Jason Ertel; tax partner Sherry Xie; finance partner Tracey Chenoweth; insurance M&A partner Sanjiv Tata; antitrust partner Joshua Soven; technology transactions co-chair Sarah Gagan; consumer financial services chair Jonice Gray; and real estate partner Brad Ritter.
As the ink dries and regulators review the blueprints, the message is clear: in a housing market defined by volatility and demand, scale may be the strongest foundation of all.
