Investment Funds
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Japan
Band 1
Contact number
+81 3 5220 1800About
Provided by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Our Asset Management / Investment Funds Practice Group offers an extensive range of legal services to issuers and investment managers/advisers, including structuring investment funds, securities offerings, and legal support to foreign investment funds in the asset management sector. Our Asset Management / Investment Funds Practice Group comprises approximately 20 lawyers with years of wide-ranging experience, skills and knowledge across the asset management sector. We have established a leading presence in this field and continue to grow from year to year, strengthening our position as the firm of choice for clients. In the last decade, we have had the largest market share in acting on public offerings for newly established foreign investment funds in Japan.
Chambers Review
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto 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.
Work Highlights
- Mori Hamada & Matsumoto assisted Global Funds Trust Company, Nomura Asset Management, Nomura Securities, SMBC Nikko Securities and Daiwa Securities on the establishment of a new mutual fund in the Cayman Islands.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mori Hamada & Matsumoto have a thorough knowledge of market practice and provide legal advice that takes into account past precedents while respecting the business."
"They are always on top of the legislation and come to us with pragmatic solutions."
"Mori Hamada & Matsumoto have a thorough knowledge of market practice and provide legal advice that takes into account past precedents while respecting the business."
"They are always on top of the legislation and come to us with pragmatic solutions."
Notable Practitioners
Ken Miura draws on his deep experience advising fund managers on bespoke structures, particularly in relation to publicly offered funds.
"We appreciate the patient way he has handled complex cases."
Nobuharu Onishi acts for an enviable roster of asset managers, multinational corporations and top-tier financial institutions.
"Nobuharu Onishi is our most trusted lawyer."
"Not only is he highly specialised, he also has a deep understanding of our clients' businesses, making him the ideal person to hire for complex projects with tight schedules."
Yasuzo Takeno brings a wealth of experience and prestige to the firm's bench, having advised on the formation and distribution of many high-profile funds.
"Yasuzo Takeno has deep industry knowledge and can handle and coordinate any case or issue."
"He provides appropriate services suited to the position and level of our customers for a wide range of cases."
Ranked Lawyers at
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Japan