Banking & Finance: Domestic
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Japan
Band 1
Contact number
+81-3-6775-1000About
Provided by Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is widely acclaimed by domestic and international clients and peers for its leading banking practice. We handle a wide variety of banking and financing transactions ranging from traditional bank transactions to sophisticated financing arrangements on behalf of private and public sector banking clients inside and outside of Japan. Our legal solutions operate at the cutting edge of the industry.
We advise on corporate and syndicated loans, secured transactions, asset-based lending, factoring, structured finance, project finance, real estate finance, acquisition finance, DIP finance and other financial transactions, as well as repurchase transactions and securities lending. Based on our extensive experience in a broad range of financial transactions, we proactively represent our clients in all stages of the financing life-cycle, from structuring, thorough examination of relevant legal and regulatory issues, documentation, negotiation and closing.
In addition, we advise our domestic and overseas banking clients on financial regulations and various business laws and regulations for their day-to-day operations, new business expansion and reorganization. We also advise on various legal issues related to financial settlement systems, foreign exchange systems, application of laws of different jurisdictions (i.e., international private law), cross-border transactions and intercompany financing transactions within a global group of companies.
Chambers Review
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune offers a highly sought-after team offering expert advice on high-value financings. The team's broad expertise covers project and debt financing in a range of sectors, including energy and real estate. The law firm is trusted for its expertise in regulatory issues and for its experience working on significant cross-border matters. Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is also highly regarded for the strength of its acquisition finance offering. Notable clients include Bain Capital, Apollo Global Management and MCP Partners.
Work Highlights
- Anderson Mori & Tomotsune advised Bain Capital as its Japanese counsel in the agreement of a tender offer bid with Hitachi Metals.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has many very knowledgeable and experienced lawyers who can handle complex and sophisticated legal matters."
"We rely on Anderson Mori & Tomotsune a lot, and the level of trust is very strong. For Japanese regulatory advice, there is no better option."
"They are very stable and reliable, they always make trustable comments and support us very well."
"Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has many very knowledgeable and experienced lawyers who can handle complex and sophisticated legal matters."
"We rely on Anderson Mori & Tomotsune a lot, and the level of trust is very strong. For Japanese regulatory advice, there is no better option."
"They are very stable and reliable, they always make trustable comments and support us very well."
Notable Practitioners
Isao Shindo is a regulatory specialist and represents domestic and international clients in all aspects of regulatory issues.
"His strength is that he has deep experience and skills in many financial fields."
"He has extensive knowledge of the securities business."
Kunihiko Morishita has extensive experience in representing financial institutions and focuses on regulatory issues in connection with securities, trusts and asset management.
"He provides a superior level of service as well as always timely and on-point, pragmatic guidance."
"Mr Morishita has knowledge and experience in a wide range of financial regulatory fields, including investment management, banking, insurance and securities, and is also highly proficient in English."
Satoshi Inoue is a market-leading financial services lawyer who is often noted for his expertise in acquisition finance, frequently assisting both borrowers and arrangers in relation to leveraged buyouts.
"He is a very competent lender counsel and is one of the most experienced banking counsel in Japan."
Kenta Umaba is an up-and-coming practitioner in the Japanese market. He centres his practice on advising financial institutions in acquisition financing and structuring often sizeable deals.
Ranked Lawyers at
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Japan