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Baker McKenzie has advised Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited (ASX: PNI) (“Pinnacle”) on its strategic investment in Advantage Partners, Japan’s largest independent, locally-grown, diversified private markets platform.

The transaction also involves distribution services arrangements covering global distribution of Advantage Partners’ strategies.

This strategic investment will deepen Pinnacle’s presence and participation in Japan, and aligns with the company’s objective to diversify internationally and increase exposure to global private assets, particularly in the attractive mid-market area.

Pinnacle is a global multi-affiliate investment management firm that provides specialist investment managers with superior global distribution, fund infrastructure, and support services. 

For further details about the transaction, please refer to the Company’s announcement. 

The Baker McKenzie team was led by partners Robert Wright, Lance Sacks and Shirin Tang*, alongside counsel, John Nielsen, with support from associates Thara Ing**, Allan Yang**, Mathew Leow** and Samiha Asim. 

With more than 2,700 deal practitioners in over 40 jurisdictions, Baker McKenzie is a transactional powerhouse. The Firm has the broadest M&A footprint of any law firm globally, with more than 1,300 locally qualified and globally experienced M&A lawyers. The team excels at advising clients on their most complex, cross-border M&A matters and has advised on more than USD 600 billion in M&A transactions in the last five years (Refinitiv; 2020-2024).

* Principal, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, Singapore
** Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, Singapore