Morrison Foerster, Banking & Finance | Chambers Global Profile

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Asia-Pacific Region

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Morrison Foerster LLP is a prominent firm with notable strength in Japan and Singapore and commended for its expertise in fleet, acquisition and leveraged finance as well as real estate financing. The team is known for acting for borrowers and lenders, and its impressive client base includes corporates, multinational private equity firms and global banks. It also offers capability in subscription line financings. It frequently advises on transactions relating to Japan and China and often acts on transactions in the technology, life sciences and energy sectors. The team is also able to advise clients in the fintech space on issues involving blockchain technology.

Notable practitioners

Keiko Yamazaki in Japan as well as Yemi Tépé in Singapore are key points of contact.

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Work Highlights

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Morrison Foerster acted as international counsel to GLP on the USD5 billion recapitalisation of the portfolio developed within GLP CLF I, to establish GLP CIP V, a real estate income fund.
Morrison Foerster acted as a Financial Policy Monitor for the Financial Services Agency of Japan, reviewing and conveying the opinions submitted by the general public to the FSA on financial policies and related practices.

Strengths

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"They always impress us by making reasonable and realistic suggestions to us, or presenting possible options whenever we feel we are facing a deadlock or stumbling block, by shedding light on the situation and facts from different angles based on their deep and wide expertise."