~~Simpson Thacher recently represented the international managers in connection with a global offering of shares of Japan Tobacco Inc.  All of the shares were sold by Japan’s Minister of Finance, and the offering included a public offering in Japan and an international offering to institutional investors pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. Japan Tobacco is the sole manufacturer of tobacco products in Japan and the third largest global manufacturer of tobacco products by market share based on unit sales of cigarettes.~~~~Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. and Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. served as the joint global coordinators in connection with the global offering.  Joint lead managers and bookrunners for the international offering were Goldman Sachs International, Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited and J.P. Morgan Securities plc.~~~~The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Alan Cannon, Tadashi Okamoto and Yi Wang (Corporate); Jon Cantor and Vanessa Cohen (Tax); and Andrew Pagliughi and Jennie Getsin (Blue Sky).