Makoto Igarashi

Practice Areas

Banking, Asset Management/Funds, Acquisition Finance, Cross-border Transactions (General)

Career

・Nishimura & Asahi, Japan (1989 -1993/ 1995 to date)

・Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York (1994-1995)

・Lecturer, Keio University Law School (2004-2013)

Professional Memberships

・Admitted in Japan (1989)

・Admitted in New York (1995)

Publications

・ “Getting the Deal Through - Private Equity 2022” (Japan Chapter, Fund Formation, 2022)

・ “Getting the Deal Through - Private Equity 2021” (Japan Chapter, Fund Formation, 2021)

・ “Getting the Deal Through - Private Equity 2020” (Japan Chapter, Fund Formation, 2020)

・ “Private Equity Fund Regulations in Japan” (The American Lawyer, 2009)

・ “Investment Fund Regulations in Japan” (Fund Management Legal and Regulatory Report, April 2006)

Languages Spoken

Japanese, English

Experience

Makoto plays a vital senior role within the firm’s investment fund practice group. He dealt with this practice for more than 30 years, representing investment managers both in fund raising and investment, as well as key investors including financial institutions and pensions.

Education

Awards