Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP‘s Tokyo team is adept at advising on IPO listings and is well-regarded for its expertise in handling start-up IPOs in particular. Noted for his ’strong track-record’, Kenji Taneda heads up the team and is active in advising on major IPOs across a breadth of industries, from tech to aerospace. The 'exceptional' Ken Kiyota assists issuers and underwriters on the full gamut of equity and debt capital markets transactions.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Kenji Taneda is responsive and reliable. He has solid knowledge and deal experience and his flexibility is exceptional. Ken Kiyota is always very helpful and consistently provides thoughtful support throughout transactions. He is also exceptionally kind, which makes working with him smooth and collaborative.’
  • ‘Kenji Taneda is an exceptional US capital markets lawyer in Japan; he has won the trust of our management team and is the go-to lawyer for the most complex cases. Kenji is a standout because he is willing to actively listen to what the client needs to achieve, and think out of the box to present creative solutions.'

Key clients

  • JX Advanced Metals Corporation Trial Holdings Inc. Astroscale Holdings, Inc. ispace Inc. Synspective Inc. Sanrio Company, Ltd. Terumo Corporation NTT Finance Corporation Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company DENSO Corporation

Work highlights

Advised Astroscale Holdings, Inc. in its ¥21bn IPO of its common stock and listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.