Investment Funds
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Japan
Band 2
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Provided by TMI Associates
TMI Associates has deep and extensive experience in handling the formation and offering of, and the ongoing investment management and operational practices of, investment funds. TMI’s investment fund sponsor and investor clients are active both in Japan and globally.
The Firm regularly advises with respect to the full range of diversified fund structures utilised domestically in Japan, such as partnerships, investment trusts, investment corporations, REITs, and GK-TK and TMK structures. TMI’s attorneys also provide advice and assistance to clients seeking to form or invest in private funds domiciled in the numerous tax-efficient jurisdictions used for fund formation.
TMI’s clients have sponsored and/or invested in incubator funds, venture capital funds, buyout funds, distressed funds, corporate reconstruction funds, real estate funds, and media content funds as well as funds investing in alternative energy sources and infrastructure or with an environmental, societal or governance (ESG) focus. In addition to attorneys in the Firm’s Japan and Asian offices advising clients on these investment funds, TMI’s Silicon Valley office has extensive experience in providing clients with advice and counsel regarding their consideration of and investing in venture capital funds focusing on emerging technologies and startups.
Chambers Review
TMI Associates has established itself as a prominent player in the Japanese market, providing expert advice to managers of funds established domestically and abroad. Partners are on-hand to facilitate deals that diversify client portfolios and expand their business internationally. The firm's client roster includes asset managers, financial institutions and venture capital firms.
Yoshiyasu Yamaguchi is a key contact.
Work Highlights
- TMI Associates advised DNX Ventures on two new funds, DNX Partners Japan IV and DNX Partners Annex Japan III, onboarding Japanese and foreign investors.