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Capital Markets: Debt - Asia-Pacific Region

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What the Team is Known For

Morrison Foerster is experienced in acting for a diverse set of issuers, as well as global investment banks, in high-value international equity issuances. Especially well known for its work on major offerings in Japan and Hong Kong, the firm is notably active in advising J-REIT clients on their equity deals. The team is familiar with advising state-owned entities on IPOs and private placements.

Notable practitioners

Mitsutoshi Uchida is a key contact in Japan, while Marcia Ellis in Hong Kong is a contact for China.

Work Highlights

  • Morrison Foerster assisted Mitsubishi Corporation in accessing the non-Japanese capital markets through an aggregate offering of USD1 billion of dollar-denominated senior unsecured notes sold under Rule 144A/Regulation.

  • Morrison Foerster advised Nomura Securities and SMBC Nikko Securities as underwriters in the approximately JPY18.7 billion global offering of Hoshino Resorts REIT.

Strengths

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It has bases all over the world and keeps up with the situation in each country without delay.

Capital Markets: Debt respondent
Asia-Pacific

MoFo bring a breadth of capabilities reflecting the truly full-service nature of the Tokyo Office. They are dedicated to the Japan market at a level that not many other international firms can match.

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