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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

Capital Markets: International: US Law

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Japan

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

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Capital Markets: International: US Law - Japan

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has a respected team sought after for its experience advising on equity and debt offerings by Japanese corporations, financial institutions and sovereign entities. The firm has a notable market share of recent global IPOs of Japanese origin and is also extremely capable on REIT offerings. Clients benefit from the firm's knowledge and experience of both public and private cross-border M&A transactions.

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Work Highlights

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  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom acted as the US law counsel for JX Advanced Metals Corporation on its JPY439 billion global IPO.

Strengths

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  • Partners and partner-level counsel are available immediately by phone. They are knowledgeable, highly competent and trustworthy. Also, they are familiar with capital market practices and history.

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  • The quality of their work is high. In particular, their sense of balance is excellent as they are mindful of the issuer's perspective.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Kenji Taneda
    Kenji Taneda

    Kenji Taneda

    Kenji Taneda enjoys a strong reputation as the head of the team's capital markets practice, advising on a range of high-profile debt, equity and REIT deals.

    • Kenji Taneda has an excellent sense of balance. His response capabilities are also excellent, such as mobilising all experts to find a solution in an emergency.

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    • He is extremely experienced and skilled and responds quickly to any inquiries. In particular, he understands the key points of every case, rather than leaving it to junior counsel.

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  • Ken Kiyota
    Ken Kiyota

    Ken Kiyota

    Ken Kiyota receives endorsements from market sources for his experience in handling both equity and debt capital markets transactions for issuers and underwriters.

    • I really trust Ken Kiyota. He is counsel but the way he works is like a partner, being hands-on and understanding the finer details in the matter and documentation.

      Capital Markets: International: US Law respondentAsia-Pacific

    • Ken Kiyota is a wonderful lawyer who is sincere and friendly with our business. He provided solid support for the enormous tasks we undertook.

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