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Mori Hamada

Investment Funds: Bengoshi

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Japan

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Mori Hamada

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We provide a full suite of services for investment funds, from advising on offering securities in Japan to implementing their transactions through drafting contracts, preparing securities registration statements, and ensuring compliance with filing requirements. We represent offshore issuers in Japan, assisting them with compliance obligations for investment funds established in foreign jurisdictions such as Luxembourg, Ireland and the Cayman Islands. We also provide legal services for structuring instruments issued by investment funds, documenting these transactions, and managing day-to-day operations. In addition, our large team of professionals, including lawyers and paralegals, offers legal advice and ancillary services for all stages of the asset management process. This includes guidance on solicitation and investment regulations, securities registration, marketing of financial products, corporate disclosure compliance, drafting agreements and other post-offering requirements.

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Investment Funds: Bengoshi - Japan

What the Team is Known For

Mori Hamada houses market-leading experts in the public offering of registered funds and is also well versed in assisting privately placed funds. The firm is noted for its strong and long-lasting relationships with major Japanese regulatory authorities, including the FSA, and its impressive track record on regulatory matters. The team is strong in advising managers, trustees and distributors, and maintains close links with major international institutional investors.

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Work Highlights

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  • Mori Hamada advised Global Funds Trust Company, Nomura Asset Management and Nomura Securities on the establishment of a new mutual fund in the Cayman Islands and on the public offering of that fund in Japan.

Strengths

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  • In the field of foreign investment trusts in Japan, knowledge, experience and attentive service and communication are their strengths.

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  • MHM is the industry leader and quite an expert with the regulator and other industry players.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Ken Miura
    Ken Miura

    Ken Miura

    Ken Miura draws on his deep experience advising fund managers on bespoke structures, particularly in relation to publicly offered funds.

    • He is a dean of the Bar and a pleasure to work with.

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  • Nobuharu Onishi
    Nobuharu Onishi

    Nobuharu Onishi

    Nobuharu Onishi acts for an enviable roster of asset managers, multinational corporations and top-tier financial institutions.

    • He provides speedy and accurate legal advice from the client's point of view, backed by a wealth of experience in fund business, which is very helpful.

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    • He is business-friendly and provides quick responses.

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