TMI Associates is one of the fastest-growing law firms in Japan. The firm was established in 1990 and now has 556 attorneys with six domestic offices in Tokyo, Kobe, Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka and 10 overseas offices in Bangkok, Beijing, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, London, Phnom Penh, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore and Yangon. It also has overseas practice groups and joint venture arrangements.
During the research cycle, the firm was busy handling transactions in banking, M&A, debt capital markets and project areas.
The firm’s banking and finance team was active in assisting clients in financial matters including corporate finance, structured finance, project finance, securitisation, liquidation, real estate finance, REITs, acquisition finance, derivative transactions, banking, securities, insurance and trusts. Apart from actively advising sponsors and investors in project finance, the firm was also actively involved in the development of energy projects.
In the capital market, the firm was preoccupied with transactions related to IPOs, share capital increases, debenture issues and sovereign bond issues, and often advised underwriters and issuers.
In the M&A market, the firm was active in numerous squeeze-out transactions representing both private equity funds and targets. The firm also worked for numerous public companies across all industries and market capitalisations in defending against a wide array of shareholder activism campaigns.
Key clients include Aozora Bank, Crédit Agricole Securities Asia, Daiwa Securities, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, Mizuho Trust & Banking, Nomura Securities, and Nidec Corporation.
"Familiar with local laws and good communication skills." (Project development client)
"Extensive knowledge of Indian law and negotiation skills."
