Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (TSE:8031) acquired Paul Stuart, Inc. from founding families on December 28, 2012. Paul Stuart reported sales of ¥11.5 billion for the year ended March 31, 2012. Troutman Sanders LLP acted as a legal advisor and David Wiener acted as a financial advisor to shareholders of Paul Stuart Inc. Casper Lawson, T.J. Wright, Scott Sonnenblick, Priscilla Fasoro, Daniel Law, Victoria Rosamond, Jennifer Kim, Nemone Franks, Natalie Linton, Shane Milam and Sarah Stein of Linklaters LLP (USA) acted as legal advisors for Mitsui & Co.

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (TSE:8031) completed the acquisition of Paul Stuart, Inc. from founding families on December 28, 2012.