As a leading firm in the Japanese capital markets practice area, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto advises both issuers and underwriters, domestic and international, in some of the largest and most complex securities offerings, including initial public offerings, global equity offerings, euro-convertible bond offerings, mutual funds offerings and J-REIT formation and offerings. The firm also advises on a number of debt offerings including MTN programs in the euro- and Swiss markets and debt and equity offerings as well as listings in Japan by non-Japanese issuers. The firm has long experience in advising and assisting Japanese issuers' listings on the New York and other overseas stock exchanges.
Apart from these transaction-related services, the firm provides advice on issues under the Securities and Exchange Law, the Foreign Securities Dealers Law and other securities-related laws and regulations in relation to, among other things, development of new financial products, insider trading, timely disclosure, investor relations, preparation of securities/annual/CSR reports and other filings, self tender offers, internet trading, compliance matters, and setting up or supporting branch offices of foreign securities companies.
"Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, “one of the go-to firms for capital markets,” is noted by commentators to be very strong in both equity and debt offerings. The “large and robust team of lawyers” is able to handle a volume of transactions in both areas. The firm also remains a key player in the securitisation market, where it has acted in a number of landmark Japanese transactions including the first public offering of commercial real estate-backed securities. Over the past year, the capital markets team has been very active in assisting a number of foreign and domestic companies in IPOs and the listing process. It has also been responsible for the secondary public offering in Japan of a number of structured Eurobonds exchangeable for Japanese shares." - Chambers Global
"The firm advises both issuers and underwriters in some of the largest and most complex securities offerings, including IPSs, global equity offerings, euro-convertible bond offerings, mutual funds offerings and JREIT formation and offerings." - Legal 500
"Mori Hamada & Matsumoto retains its tier one ranking for another consecutive year with its superb capital markets team. Led by capital markets guru Toru Ishiguro, “a very well known, smart lawyer” according to one peer, the firm has enjoyed high success rates in scoring roles on some of the most notable deals to enter the market. The firm advises both issuers and underwriters on IPOs, global equity offerings, Euro convertible bond offerings and offerings of J-Reits, for which the firm has a reputation as one of the strongest in the market." - IFLR 1000
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