Private Equity and Venture Capital

Our team of expert Japanese lawyers and foreign lawyers, with significant experience of PE and VC transactions from leading international law firms, enables us to provide comprehensive advice in a form that international private equity and venture capital investors have come to expect, in particular with regard to due diligence reporting and risk assessment, and structuring of shareholder rights and protections.

Our combination of local expertise and international experience also enables us to find practical solutions when trying to fit novel offshore PE and VC structures into a Japanese legal framework.

We can help you with:

Transaction structuring
Formation of acquisition vehicles
Pre- and post-deal regulatory clearances and notifications
Competition and antitrust issues
Due diligence and risk analysis
Employment issues
Senior, mezzanine, equity, and other finance
Shareholder rights and protections
Controlling and minority investments
Restrictive covenants
Contract drafting and negotiations
Data protection
Intellectual property
Real estate

When advising foreign clients, our firm can field a team of expert Japanese lawyers and foreign lawyers who have relevant experience and bi-cultural sensitivity. Our team can do business and draft documents in Japanese, English, German, Mandarin, Hindi, Korean, and Marathi, and provides services around the clock through our global affiliated offices.