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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has been contributing to the development of the field and market for structured finance. With extensive legal knowledge and experience, our firm is known for providing prompt and precise services in innovative and pioneer transactions. We provide our domestic and foreign clients (based in various sectors such as financial institutions, businesses, funds, asset managers and rating agencies) with advanced and cutting-edge advice on legal issues such as structuring, risk analysis, incorporation of Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), documentation (contracts, disclosure materials and license applications) and contract negotiations, as well as provide opinions. Our firm also proactively takes part in the development of the law through our attendance at conferences and study meetings hosted by the relevant regulators and associations, secondments of our lawyers to the relevant government offices, and our written papers on the relevant topics. We undertake projects to securitize or liquidate financial assets such as loan claims (e.g. bank loans, non-performing loans, housing loans, auto loans and consumer loans), lease claims, trade receivables, promissory notes, credit card claims, medical or nursing fee claims, real estate such as office buildings, residences, commercial buildings, hotels and warehouses, intellectual property rights using trusts and special purpose companies, using schemes such as TMK and GK-TK. We also actively undertake structuring that incorporates the so-called Whole Business Securitization (WBS), new financial products such as project bonds, BIS finance for financial institutions, credit-linked products, repackaged notes, and product embedding derivatives such as synthetic CDO. We also proactively engage in covered bonds, self-trust, security trust, and Islamic finance.

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HiroakiTakahashi

Tokyo

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Hiroaki Takahashi is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and has been engaged in the broad areas of structured finance including securitization of various assets, real estate investment, project finance and PPP/PFI. In addition, he has handled numerous finances, M&As and joint ventures relating to development of resources and energy in and outside Japan.

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KojiKawamura

Tokyo

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Tokyo

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Koji Kawamura has been engaged in areas of structured finance including securitization of real estate and receivables and project finance. He has also handled M&As, joint ventures and other corporate matters.

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EijiSakai

Tokyo

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Tokyo

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Eiji Sakai has advised both domestic and international financial institutions, asset managers, developers and investors, mainly in the areas of finance transactions such as real estate finance, project finance and asset finance, real estate transactions such as purchase and sale, development and construction of real estate, energy related transactions such as development and operation of renewable energy projects. Recently he has provided many advice to overseas clients on acquisition of Japanese real estate and development of projects in Japan.

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HiroyaIto

Tokyo

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Tokyo

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Liquidation of Claims and Real Estate through the SPC scheme (particularly the TMK scheme), Assignment of Claims, Loan Servicing.

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KaoruSato

Tokyo

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Tokyo

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Mr. Kaoru Sato is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune who has been involved with a various types of banking transactions, such as conventional bank lending, syndicated loan and cross border finance, and structured finance matters, such as securitization of real property and receivables, project finance and PFI (private finance initiatives). He also has an extensive experience with financial transactions such as REIT's debt financing, non-recourse loan and various types of corporate loan. In addition to his professional experience at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Mr. Sato worked for one year as a full-time secondee to the Japanese securities company (2000-2001) and as a part-time secondee at the government-affiliated financial institution.

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NaoyukiKabata

Tokyo

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Tokyo

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Mr. Naoyuki Kabata has been involved with an extensive range of financial transactions at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, including securitization, asset management and investment funds, project finance, PFI (private finance initiative) and LBO (leveraged buy-outs). Mr. Kabata has also assisted both domestic and international clients in general corporate matters, such as corporate acquisition and turnaround, licensing transactions, and intellectual property.

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NoriyaUdagawa

Tokyo

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Tokyo

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Mr. Noriya Udagawa has been involved in a broad range of transactions, particularly in the finance and energy sectors. His experience includes project finance, securitization, structured finance, PFI (Private Finance Initiative), real estate transactions, and investment fund matters. In the energy sector, he provides strategic advice based on his experience at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.

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HirofumiWada

Tokyo

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NorifumiTakeuchi

Tokyo

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Tokyo

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Norifumi Takeuchi has been engaged in an extensive range of legal practice at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; in particular, assisting in significant financial transactions (including asset based finance, syndicated loan, securitization, capital markets and fund business), and merger and acquisition deals. He has also advised many Japanese and non-Japanese companies on general corporate matters, in the areas of corporate law, contract law, financial instruments and exchange law and various types of business law.

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KeiSasaki

Tokyo

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Tokyo

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Kei Sasaki provides comprehensive advice in a wide range of areas, centered on financial transactions, financial regulation and taxation. In particular, Kei specialize in structured finance (including real estate finance), PFI, project finance (including solar and other renewable energy projects), syndicated loans, cross-border loan transactions, fund transactions and trust transactions. In recent years, Kei is handling FinTech projects including payment services and crypto assets matters. His client’s range from international financial institutions, Japanese large financial institutions, foreign investors to small financial service providers as well as foreign law firm.

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DaisukeTanimoto

Tokyo

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Tokyo

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Daisuke Tanimoto has extensive experience in the areas of derivatives, securitization and structured finance. He is often sought for his advice on derivatives transactions involving ISDA documentation and is well-versed in all aspects of derivatives documentation practice. Clients also look to him for the handling of complex transactions with multi-jurisdictional elements that require close collaboration with leading overseas law firms. Daisuke is also familiar with a wide range of financial regulatory and cross-border legal issues, taking advantage of his work experience at the Financial Services Agency of Japan and at the Financial Markets Law Committee in London.

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