Real estate and construction: Independent local firms

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Client Satisfaction

The team at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is known for its ‘superb knowledge’ of a range of real estate transactions. The group consists of a number of non-Japanese-qualified lawyers which strengthens its cross-border capabilities, with the group regularly advises foreign investors on their inbound real estate investments. Tetsuya Itoh advises on real estate development transactions and the formation of real estate funds across the residential, hotel and logistics sectors. Hikaru Naganuma has deep M&A expertise, advising on the acquisition of real estate holding companies as well as acting as counsel to J-REITs. The team has an established position in the J-REIT market, with Minoru Kobayashi has extensive experience in J-REIT-related matters, particularly in relation to global offerings of J-REITS, which is also structured finance expert Ken Kobayashi's area of expertise.

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Testimonials

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‘Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is one of the most reliable law firms in the field of Japanese real estate transactions. They have superb knowledge in related laws and regulations and practices.’
‘Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is not only one of the most reliable law firms in the field, but also understands and meets clients' demands best.’
‘Full-service firm that renders consistently high quality of work. For a foreign client, we also appreciate that the Japanese attorneys whom we deal with are proficient in English and have an international mindset.’
‘We use AMT for both corporate real estate transactions and also fund marketing advice and regulatory processes. Naoyuki Kabata is a very experienced and knowledgeable corporate real estate attorney. He is also very well-versed in regulatory matters. Advice and work product are always rendered and delivered very promptly and professionally.’
‘The team has extensive track record of real estate finance of healthcare asset in Japan.’
‘In particular, Ken Kobayashi and Eiji Sakai have reliable knowledge and know-how of structured finance and provide us with useful and suitable advice at any time.’

Key clients

Nomura Securities
Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corporation
Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.
Hoshino Resorts REIT, Inc.
Nippon REIT Investment Corporation
Kenedix Office Investment Corporation
Frontier Real Estate Investment Corporation
Japan Logistics Fund, Inc.
Hankyu REIT, Inc.
Renewable Japan Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

Work highlights

Acted as underwriters’ Japanese counsel in the global offering of units of GLP J-REIT.
Acted as counsel to Oaktree Capital Management in its joint venture fund with Stack Infrastructure Inc. for the development of a 36MW two-building data center campus in Inzai, Chiba, advising on a capital structure and investment scheme through a TMK in Japan.

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