Kei Sasaki, Yutaka Shimoo and Taku Matsumoto jointly lead the private wealth team at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune to advise on all aspects of wealth management. With Sasaki’s expertise in trusts and finance and Matsumoto’s experience in corporate and M&A matters, the team is well-positioned to advise clients on business and asset acquisition, management and investment, and the succession of businesses and assets. Shimoo’s experience in tax, including his experience at the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau, allows the team to advise on inheritance tax matters. The group acts for a range of clients, from financial institutions to high-net-worth individuals, and has recently expanded its client base with a number of additions, such as Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank.
Testimonials
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- 'Both partners and associates are at a high level.’
Key clients
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
- Management of AIKO CORPORATION
- DHOWA TECHNOS Co.,Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advises Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (SMTB) as lead counsel of SMTB’s wealth management department and receives requests for private wealth matters in Japan and abroad.
- Advised the management of AIKO CORPORATION as a tender offerer of a management buy-out.
- Advised DHOWA TECHNOS Co., Ltd. on establishing a holding company to organise the group companies’ capital relationships to improve efficiency and operations as well as to facilitate business succession.
Lawyers
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kei Sasaki, Yutaka Shimoo, Taku Matsumoto