Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu's capital markets practice, which is divided between the securitisation and debt and equity teams, is headed by Fumihide Sugimoto. Exhibiting experience across the full range of cross-border capital markets transactions, the group assists clients with global and domestic IPOs, security token offerings, and global offerings by Japanese issuers of debt and equity securities. Yuichi Miyashita is the key contact for debt and equity matters, while Motohiro Yanagawa noted for his expansive expertise in securitisation issues. Yoshiya Kira was promoted to counsel in January 2023, while Shinichi Araki is another key contact. Miyuki Ishiguro is noted for her broad expertise in finance related matters.
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- ‘I am very grateful and trust them for their passion and sincerity towards achieving the goals.’
- ‘I highly appreciate Araki Shinichi's sincere approach to his work and his enthusiasm for research.’
- ‘Yuichi Miyashita has expert skills in financial markets.’
- ‘I'm happy to work with them because they are very flexible, creative and supportive.’
- ‘Motohiro Yanagawa has lots of experiences and knowledge in structured products. His high-quality support helps us create new products for our customers.’
- ‘Yuichi Miyashita is highly accessible and responsive to our inquiries and provides very logical and practical legal advice.’
- ‘They are an experienced team with highly qualified capability. Their work is not only reliable but also speedy.’
- ‘Motohiro Yanagawa is a well experienced partner. His suggestions and opinions often exceed our expectations.’
Key clients
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
- Morgan Stanley
- Bank of America
- Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
- JP Morgan
- Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
- Development Bank of Japan
- East Japan Railway Company
- Skymark Airlines Inc.
- Norinchukin Bank
- Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation
- BNP Paribas
- Resona Bank Limited
Work highlights
- Advised the underwriters, joint global coordinators SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. and Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., in the global initial public offering of common stock of Socionext Inc.
- Advised a global coordinator, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., in the global initial public offering of common stock of Daiei Kankyo Co., Ltd.
- Advised Skymark Airlines Inc., Integral Partners and UDS Airlines Investment Limited Partnership, the issuer and the selling shareholders, respectively, in the global initial public offering of common stock of Skymark Airlines Inc.
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Fumihide Sugimoto