Takashi Itokawa

Work Highlights

- Among his peers, he has significant experience in dealing with J-REIT-related matters. He acted as lead counsel in several J-REIT IPOs. He has also been involved in several J-REIT amicable merger deals. He was involved in J-REIT anti-takeover defense cases in Japan as the defense lawyer.

- He also provides legal advice on CRE strategies (corporate real estate strategies) and redevelopment projects, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) issues, legal risk analysis for every asset class, including logistics facilities and data centers, and real estate finance contract negotiations.

- In the field of private equity and unlisted stock investment, he has provided advice on the formation and management of various types of funds, including partnership-type funds, M&A by private equity funds and related acquisition finance transactions (senior finance and mezzanine finance), and has been providing ongoing advice and exit strategies after acquisitions.

Education

Practice Areas

His practice focuses on finance transactions and relevant regulatory matters, especially securities offerings by various issuers, including J-REITs, M&A finance, securitization, and structured finance. In addition, he also has extensive experience with real estate and M&A transactions and regularly handles cross-border transactions for both Japanese and foreign clients. His experience includes representing sponsors and listed companies in various finance transactions, such as private placement of common stock by listed companies, issuance of preferred stock and loans with stock acquisition rights, and debt equity swap transactions.

In particular, in the field of real estate, he has provided extensive advice based on his experience working for a major Japanese real estate developer. He has been responsible for provision of legal analysis with respect to all forms of transactions/conduct of real estate-related companies, including M&A transactions, domestic and international issuance of securities, such as bonds and shares, formation of listed REITs (J-REITs), private REITs, and private funds, as well as their fund raising and management. He also provides legal advice on CRE strategies (corporate real estate strategies) and redevelopment projects, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) issues, legal risk analysis for every asset class, including logistics facilities and data centers, and real estate finance contract negotiations.

In addition, he has provided legal advice on private equity and unlisted stocks. In the field of private equity and unlisted stock investment, he has provided advice on the formation and management of various types of funds, including partnership-type funds, M&A by private equity funds and related acquisition finance transactions (senior finance and mezzanine finance), as well as providing ongoing advice and exit strategies after acquisitions.

Career

Kyoto University Medical Science and Business Liaison Organization in 2008. Associate at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in 2009. Seconded to Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. in 2015-2017. Became Partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in 2021- (present). Part-time lecturer at Nagaoka University of Technology in2016, 2018, 2021- (present).

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Professional Memberships

Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association, Japan

Publications

- Sports Betting and E-sports in Japan

NO&T Japan Legal Update No.35 (August,2022)

- Debt/Equity Swap (“DES”) using common shares or preferred shares (class shares) by listed companies

NO&T Capital Market Legal Update No.1 (July, 2022)

- Revision of Delisting Examination Procedures for Organizational Restructuring or Changes in Parent Company of Asset Managers of a Listed Investment Corporation (J-REIT and Infrastructure Fund)

NO&T Japan Legal Update No.27 (March, 2021)

- Japan's short-sale amendments in force

International Financial Law Review, December 2013/January 2014 International Briefings: Japan

- Japan's new settlement system to help SMEs

International Financial Law Review, February 2013 International Briefings: Japan

- Non-bank entities engage in fund transfer services

International Financial Law Review, September 2010 International Briefings: Japan