Morrison Foerster’s banking and finance practice routinely acts for sponsors, senior lenders, and mezzanine lenders in a range of cross-border acquisition finance transactions with a Japan nexus. Practice head Keiko Yamazaki is a key contact for major Japanese banks and mezzanine financing companies seeking assistance with acquisition, real estate and project finance mandates. Akihiro Wani left the firm in October 2023.
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Kernmandanten
- CLS Bank International
- PAG Renewables
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Advising CLS Bank International on the enforceability of its trade terms and conditions in connection with the settlement of international fund transfers, as well as on permissible activities of its Tokyo representative office.
Acted for PAG Renewables in the long-term limited-recourse project financing for the development, construction and operation of a 34.55 MW solar power project located in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Advised PAG Renewables and its affiliated project company on restructuring the project company to spin out certain assets and liabilities that would not be financed through a corporate split transaction, refinancing existing project financing debt and incurring new limited recourse project financing debt for its existing solar power project and two additional solar power projects.
Anwält*innen
Praxisleitung
Keiko Yamazaki
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Mitsutoshi Uchida; Reiko Omachi; Yuhki Asano