King & Spalding’s banking and finance team in Tokyo regularly advises major lending institutions and banks across the APAC region, with experience encompassing cross-border project finance, import and export loans, acquisition finance, and asset finance, among other areas. John McClenahan, who has a wealth of experience advising banks, sponsors, and contractors on project finance matters, is managing partner of the firm’s Tokyo office. He oversees the finance practice alongside Mark Davies, who focuses on project and asset finance.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘They have a strong track record, expertise, and work well as a team.'

  • ‘The team is flexible and agile.'

Key clients

  • MODEC, Inc.,
  • Marubeni Corporation
  • Mitsui & Co., Ltd. a
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Advised the Consortium (Modec, Inc., Mitsui & Co., Ltd., MarubeniCorporation and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) on more than 18 FPSO projects across the globe, including all aspects of the project financing, bridge financing, and corporate financing of these projects.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

John McClenahan, Mark Davies

Other key lawyers

Noah Honch, Michael Meade