Capital markets: Independent local firms

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Client Satisfaction

The practice at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is praised by clients for displaying 'great teamwork', and 'profound insight' when handling both domestic and international matters, including securities offerings, initial public offerings, euro-convertible bond offerings, and debt offerings. Recent work for the practice includes representing domestic and overseas names such as Japan Bank for International Cooperation, NTT Finance Corporation, and Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. The team is jointly headed by Katsumasa Suzuki and Taro Omoto, who lead on the capital markets side, and Masanori Sato and Akira Ehira, who lead the structured finance and derivatives part of the team. Key contacts within the team include the 'client-oriented' Katsuyuki Tainaka, 'stand-out' of counsel Yu Nimura, and the 'outstanding' Toshimitsu Nemoto.

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Testimonials

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‘Toshimitsu Nemoto is outstanding. He has a good sense of balancing risk management and new initiatives.’
‘All members of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto provided us with appropriate and well-thought-out advice in a timely manner. They are highly experienced in the field.’
‘Toshimitsu Nemoto has broad knowledge and experience across capital markets. He understands very well what we want and advises exactly what to do to solve the issues from practical stand points.’
‘They provided very high level and quick responses, giving reasonable advice not only from legal perspectives but also from commercial perspectives.’
‘Great teamwork and profound insight.’
‘Katsuyuki Tainaka is always client-oriented and provides us with excellent solutions.’
‘Yu Nimura is a stand-out associate in terms of his engagement and dedication to the transactions and clients.’

Key clients

SBI Shinsei Bank, Limited
Goldman Sachs International
J.P. Morgan Securities
Merrill Lynch International
Morgan Stanley & Co. International
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.
UBS AG, London Branch
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.,
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited
Japan Bankers Association
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Canadian Solar Infrastructure Fund, Inc.
Enex Infrastructure Investment Corporation
Takara Leben Infrastructure Fund
JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
SoftBank Group Corp.
Marubeni Corporation
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
Toyota Industries Corporation
Daiwa House REIT Investment Corporation
Mori Hills REIT Investment Corporation
PGIM Real Estate Finance, LLC
Tosei Asset Advisors, Inc.
SUMCO Corporation
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.
SKYLARK HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
VisasQ Inc.
SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.
Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.
SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd.
Socionext Inc.
NTT Finance Corporation
Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.
Daiwa House Logistics Trust
Enex Infrastructure Investment Corporation

Work highlights

Advised Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd. and Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. on the global offering of shares.
Advised SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd., SBI Holdings, Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited on the global IPO of shares.
Advised Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. in respect to the financing for JTOWER Inc. based on the economic value and cash flow realised from telecommunications towers acquired from NTT DOCOMO, Inc., through a whole business securitisation scheme arranged by MHSC.

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