Real Estate
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Japan
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Provided by Nishimura & Asahi
We are well-known for our capability to provide commercially suitable solutions. We believe that this capability is preferred by our clients including various foreign players.
Compared to other large firms in the Japanese market who have expertise mainly only in real-estate finance, we also have expertise in real estate development. Our clients include major Japanese developers such as Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. and Tokyu Land Corporation, which indicates their appreciation of our above-mentioned expertise.
Our real estate practice also covers real-estate finance. Expertise in real-estate finance is one of our core strengths. Our real estate securitization/structured finance practice has been the leader in Japan since the first real estate securitization in the Japanese market that our group created in the late 1990s. All three Japanese megabanks are our long-standing clients. We continue to work on the most challenging Japanese real estate structured financing transactions with the country’s major financial institutions and investment banks (whether domestic or foreign) as our clients.
Chambers Review
Nishimura & Asahi has a high-profile team regularly engaged by international and domestic institutions in large-scale acquisitions and developments of prime property. The firm continues to act on financings and various transactions on behalf of REITs. The team regularly advises Japanese real estate companies on transactions across North and South-East Asia. It is experienced in acting as the arranger's counsel on big-ticket real estate acquisitions and also assists foreign investors with their real estate acquisitions in Japan. Its key clients include Blackstone Group Japan, ORIX and Kajima.
Work Highlights
- Nishimura & Asahi advised SMFL MIRAI Partners on its JPY60 billion acquisition of a plot of land which previously housed Panasonic subsidiary Sanyo Electric’s Suminodo factory and Kyocera’s Osaka Daito office.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are capable of handling complicated structures and procedures within a limited timeline. We are confident they can provide us with the support of someone with expertise on anything that may come up."
"They have abundant talented resources and are always responsive and agile."
"They are capable of handling complicated structures and procedures within a limited timeline. We are confident they can provide us with the support of someone with expertise on anything that may come up."
"They have abundant talented resources and are always responsive and agile."
Notable Practitioners
Hiroshi Niinomi enjoys numerous endorsements from market sources and remains a popular choice among banks, J-REITs and investment firms looking to acquire and invest in projects and assets in Japan.
"With specialised legal knowledge, practical skills, and a client-first attitude, he is the best lawyer and I trust him very much."
Norio Maeda is sought after for his expertise on major real estate transactions. He represents an impressive roster of international investors and leading financial institutions with their acquisitions and investments in Japanese real estate.
"He has high-level ability in real estate transactions."
"He is very capable and trustworthy."
"We have been working with Norio Maeda more than 15 years; this tells everything."
Yoshiaki Ikeda maintains a strong reputation among peers for his transactional real estate practice. He acts for banks and private equity firms on the financing and acquisition of office, logistics and residential properties.
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