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Nishimura & Asahi Offices

Nishimura & Asahi
OTEMON TOWER, 1-1-2 OTEMACHI
CHIYODA-KU
TOKYO 100-8124
Japan
Visit website 81 3 6250 6200 81 3 6250 7200

Kei Ito

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+81-3-6250-6229 k.ito@nishimura.com View profile

Work Department

Investment fund/asset management practice

Position

Partner, Tokyo

Career

Specializing in finance, having significant experience in various areas such as investment funds/asset management, securities, derivatives, and FinTech, catering to both domestic and international clients. Also responsible for the Firm’s China practice.

Kei Ito is one of the leading partners of the Firm’s investment fund/asset management practice group. Mr. Ito has significant experience in various investment funds (ranging from traditional mutual funds to ETFs and to alternative investments such as private equity funds, and to climate funds and funds with a sustainable investment objective), providing asset management firms and other clients with regulatory advice, securities transactions, banking, derivatives, FinTech, structured finance transactions and a wide variety of other finance areas. Mr. Ito is very well versed in international finance transactions, catering to both domestic and international clients on various cross-border matters. Mr. Ito is also responsible for the Firm’s China practice.

Languages

Japanese, English, Chinese (Mandarin)

Education

・New York University School of Law (LL.M.) (1997)
・The University of Tokyo (LL.B.) (1990)

Lawyer Rankings

Japan > Investment funds: Independent local firms

(Leading individuals: Bengoshi)

Kei Ito – Nishimura & Asahi

Nishimura & Asahi focuses on domestic funds with overseas investments but has the capacity to assist clients with a range of investment fund matters. Makoto Igarashi and Kei Ito are the pair leading the team; Igarashi has a long history of representing investment managers in connection with fundraising and investment issues. As well as displaying a knowledge of a range of investment funds including investment trusts, the team also assists with traditional asset management activities. Tsuyoshi Ito, Yoshiharu Kawamata and Kohei Ishida are key names in the group; Kawamata is frequently called upon for matters relating to private equity issues, mezzanine financings and infrastructure funds, and Ishida has a strong track record advising on investment fundraising.

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