Investment funds: Independent local firms

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Client Satisfaction

The team at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune assists clients in investment funds and asset management matters, covering private equity, venture capital, infrastructure, and hedge funds. Jointly led by Harume Nakano and Kunihiko Morishita, the team is well versed in real estate investment funds, both for publicly listed and privately placed funds. Morishita brings considerable experience in advising multinational financial institutions, both within Japan and abroad, on investment fund matters. Koichi Miyamoto specialises in financial regulation, asset management, and investment funds, while Ryosuke Otoguro has in-depth knowledge of various investment fund issues.

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Testimonials

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‘The firm has excellent teams of lawyers and they can provide any services including investment funds business to any clients in a timely manner depending on the needs of the clients.’
‘AMT's investment trust and investment funds team is strong. They always handle regulatory filings in Japan effectively and efficiently.'
'Partner Kunihiko Morishita is an experienced lawyer who can provide any type of work.’
‘The team led by Koichi Miyamoto is very knowledgeable and highly responsive.’
‘The firm stands apart for its ability to demonstrate strength and depth. It is a huge firm that still manages to keep strong connections between lawyers and teams so that the full weight of the collective experience of its excellent lawyers can be brought to bear.’
'Koichi Miyamoto provides competent and concise client service in the Fund Practice. He offers timely solutions when needed.'
'Akihito Miyake has advised us on a number of Japanese investment management regulatory issues. His advice is always prompt, clear and practical and he has a good understanding of the differences between Japanese and foreign regulation and practices.'
'Akihito Miyake is probably the most user-friendly regulatory specialist in the Japanese market. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of the investment funds regulatory landscape and brings it to bear answering even the most complex questions in an understandable and clear manner.'

Key clients

UBS (formerly Credit Suisse)
DBJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Janus Henderson
BlackRock
Global Funds Management S.A.
Nikko Asset Management
Fidelity
Nomura Alternative Investment Management
Nippon Investment Company
Capula Investment Management

Work highlights

Advised KDX Realty Investment Corporation, a Japanese Real Estate Investment Trust (J-REIT), on an absorption-type merger with two other investment corporations, Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corporation and Kenedix Retail REIT Corporate.
Advised UBS Management (Cayman) Limited (formerly known as Credit Suisse Management (Cayman) Limited) in the filing of the relevant securities registration statements and other documents in respect of the publicly offered funds in Japan.
Advised Japan Industrial Solutions Co., Ltd. which was jointly established as a private equity fund manager by four Japanese banks on structuring and formation of Industrial Solutions III Investment Limited Partnership (the “Fund”), including on Japanese regulatory matters, and completing the final closing of the Fund.