The team at Nishimura & Asahi provides comprehensive advice on traditional asset management, including investment trusts, as well as the structuring, documentation, and formation of alternative investments, such as private equity, offshore, and exchange-traded funds. The team is co-led by Makoto Igarashi, who is well versed in representing investment managers in fundraising and investment activities, and Kei Ito, who specialises in a wide range of investment funds, from retail products like investment trusts to alternative investments, including buyout funds. Other names to note are Tsuyoshi Ito, Kohei Ishida, and Yoshiharu Kawamata, who have extensive experience with domestic and international investment fundraising, including PE and mezzanine funds.
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Clients clés

  • Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kikou
  • MUFG Bank, Ltd.
  • Japan Post Insurance NEXT Partners Co., Ltd.
  • Nomura Mezzanine Partners Co., Ltd.
  • SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd.
  • Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
  • Daiwa PI Capital Co., Ltd.
  • MUFG Bank, Ltd.
  • TA Realty LLC
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment Co., Ltd.

Points forts

  • Advised on all aspects of the final closing of NSSK III Fund, a PE fund that will invest in Japan.
  • Advised MUBK on the establishment of: (i) MUFG Strategic Investment, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of MUBK, and (ii) MUFG Strategic Investment I Investment Limited Partnership.
  • Advised JPI NEXT, a subsidiary of Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd., on the formation of JP LIFE NEXT No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership jointly with Japan Post Insurance, and on the initiation of investments in venture companies.

Avocats

Les grands avocats du marché

Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.

Makoto Igarashi

Les grands avocats de demain

Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.

Yoshiharu Kawamata

Responsable de la pratique

Makoto Igarashi; Kei Ito

Autres avocats clés

Tsuyoshi Ito; Kohei Ishida; Yoshiharu Kawamata