Finance SERVICES

We handle various financial transactions, representing both corporate borrowers and financial institutions/investors. Our expertise includes the following:
・Loans and Financing: We advise on various loan structures, including syndicated loans, commitment lines, subordinated loans, LBO (Leveraged Buyout) loans associated with MBOs (Management Buyouts), ABL (Asset-Based Lending involving movables and receivables), and private placement bonds.
・Security Interests and Collateral: We have extensive experience advising on security interests, including mortgages on real estate, pledges and assignments of movables for security purposes, assignments of receivables for security purposes, and security interests in intellectual property.

We also handle post-financing matters for both borrowers and lenders. For borrowers, we advise on debt rescheduling and debt forgiveness strategies when fulfilling original repayment plans becomes difficult due to business conditions. For lenders, we handle credit management, including securing collateral for debt preservation, as well as debt recovery and collection.

We assist both issuing companies and investors with fundraising through common stock, class shares, stock acquisition rights, and bonds with stock acquisition rights (including convertible bonds).
We advise on various types of class shares, including preferred stock (dividend/residual asset distribution preference), shares with put options or call provisions, shares with rights to appoint/dismiss directors, and veto rights (golden shares). We also handle consultations regarding convertible equity commonly used in startup financing.
Our clients range from startups to listed companies across various industries. On the investor side, we represent a broad spectrum of clients, including general corporations, financial institutions, venture capital firms, and investment funds.

We provide ongoing legal support to credit card companies, factoring companies, leasing companies, loan servicing companies (servicers), and financial institutions. Our services include product planning and design, contract drafting and review, customer support, and credit management/recovery. Our firm has attorneys with deep expertise in relevant regulations, including the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, Moneylending Business Act, Installment Sales Act, Funds Settlement Act, Servicer Act, Trust Act, Banking Act, and the Act on Special Provisions, etc. of the Civil Code Concerning the Perfection of Assignment of Movables and Receivables.

We advise on the review of Limited Partnership Agreements for Investment, scheme formation, and the management of portfolio companies. We also handle trust transactions for asset securitization (including real estate) and PFI (Private Finance Initiative) projects.

We have a proven track record as litigation counsel in disputes related to financial transactions, including investor litigation under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, shareholder derivative lawsuits under the Companies Act, and litigation for the return of loans and claims for damages related to financial products.
We also handle civil provisional remedies (provisional attachment and injunctions) and civil enforcement (compulsory execution) before and after litigation.

We have extensive experience advising on financial transactions used in corporate restructuring, such as DES (Debt-Equity Swaps) and DDS (Debt-Debt Swaps). We provide practical legal advice on how insolvency affects financial products and transactions, drawing on our deep understanding of both law and practice.