21F MIDTOWN TOWER, 9-7-1 AKSAKA, MINATO-KU, TOKYO 107-6221, JAPAN
What we say about the firm's legal practice in Japan
Banking and finance
Within International firms and joint ventures, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a third tier firm,
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has a strong market reputation for its project and acquisition finance work in the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors. The firm recently represented various Japanese trading houses in a $1.5bn financing with PDVSA. Mark Plenderleith, who once worked for JBIC as a member of its project finance transaction team, leads the firm’s Tokyo finance team. Clients include ITOCHU Corporation, Marubeni Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsui & Co.
Corporate and M&A
Within International firms and joint ventures, tier 4
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy suffered following the relocation of former head of the corporate and M&A practice Darrel Holstein to New York. In Tokyo, the firm continues to advise on outbound M&A with an emphasis on acquisition finance in the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors. Mark Plenderleith and Gary Wigmore are the contact partners.
Projects and energy
Within International firms and joint ventures, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a first tier firm,
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy ‘provides a high level of service’. Mark Plenderleith focuses on project development, acquisitions and financings in the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors. He has particular experience representing financial institutions, energy companies, developers, private equity funds and agencies on multi-source cash-flow based financings. Gary Wigmore focuses mainly on project mergers and acquisitions, project development and project finance. He works in many industry sectors, including power, oil & gas, mining, telecoms and infrastructure. The firm has recently advised clients on power projects in Southeast Asia, on petrochemical projects in the Middle East region, a light rail project in Southeast Asia, and an aluminium smelter financing in Africa. Further highlights included acting on nuclear power projects in the US and Jordan for a Japanese technology provider, and acting on the Cirebon power project in Indonesia for the lenders.
What we say worldwide
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China
Offices in Beijing
Germany
Offices in Munich and Frankfurt
- Antitrust : Antitrust
- Banking and finance: Bank lending : Banking and finance: Bank lending
- Corporate and M&A: Large deals : Corporate and M&A: Large deals
- Private equity : Private equity
- Tax : Tax
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets (debt) : Capital markets (debt)
- Capital markets (equity) : Capital markets (equity)
- Corporate (including M&A) : Corporate (including M&A)
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
Indonesia
India
Japan
Offices in Tokyo
- Banking and finance : International firms and joint ventures
- Corporate and M&A : International firms and joint ventures
- Projects and energy : International firms and joint ventures
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity: transactions
- Dispute resolution : Overview
- Finance : Acquisition finance
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Finance : Debt capital markets
- Finance : Derivatives and structured products
- Finance : High yield
- Finance : Islamic finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Overview
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Infrastructure
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Water
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
Philippines
Singapore
Offices in Singapore
- Banking and finance : Foreign firms
- Capital markets : Foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A : Foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Foreign firms
- Restructuring and insolvency : Foreign firms
United States
Offices in Washington DC, New York, and Los Angeles
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Bank lending (including other sources of financing)
- Finance : Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance : Corporate restructuring
- Finance : Project finance
- Industry focus : Energy: transaction and regulatory
- Litigation : Securities: shareholder litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms : Telecoms and broadcast: transactional
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)