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Tsuyoshi Imai

Tsuyoshi Imai

Global 2026

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Practice Areas

Tsuyoshi specializes in complex leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and corporate finance transactions. He regularly works with clients on transactions across the globe, and over the past decade has represented clients as lead counsel on transactions with an aggregate value of more than $100 billion, including four of the five largest private equity deals in Japan since 2008, and the largest private equity deal and leveraged buyout in Asia ever.

Tsuyoshi has been recognized as American Lawyer deal lawyer of the year (2019), Law360 private equity deal lawyer of the year (2020), Asia Legal Awards private equity deal lawyer of the year (2021), and Asian Legal Business dealmaker of Asia (2023). He is also the managing partner of the Tokyo office and Asia regional managing partner.

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Corporate/M&A: International - Japan

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Tsuyoshi Imai remains highly active within the team advising international corporate and private equity clients on a variety of acquisitions, including leveraged buyouts and tender offers. He brings to bear two decades of experience advising on transactional mandates.

Banking & Finance: International - Japan

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Tsuyoshi Imai focuses on private equity-related work but also has the capacity to handle corporate finance transactions. He is managing partner of the Tokyo office and head of Ropes & Gray's finance practice in Japan.

Strengths

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  • His guidance on the deal design is excellent.

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