Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices‘ offering has particular strengths advising on inbound and outbound investments across the hospitality and data centre sectors. Another key feature of the firm’s offering is its real estate funds expertise, which spans formation work as well as regulatory and compliance issues. Joel Rothstein spearheads the practice and boasts considerable experience structuring major cross-border transactions and investments. Mori Inada counts private equity funds, asset managers and financial institutions as clients, assisting them in relation to all major asset classes. Yuko Ino primarily advises investors; Mizuho Yamada focuses on structured finance,non-performing loans, and fund formation; while Ayako Kawano’s workload features bankruptcy-related M&A and REIT cases.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team has thorough knowledge of market practices, provides practical and solutions-oriented advice, and understands the client's goals.’
- ‘Mizuho Yamada is solutions-oriented, with high standards of professional conduct and excellent responsiveness.’
- ‘They are capable of handling various types of complex real estate transactions based on their extensive experience. They are also responsive and provide practical advice with a good understanding of the commercial needs of clients.’
- ‘Mizuho Yamada has very strong technical knowledge and experience in dealing with complex matters in connection with our transactions. He is very commercial and provides practical solutions for institutional clients.’
- ‘The strengths of each lawyer are clear, and the organisation is well-organised.’
- ‘The response is quick and the answers are always appropriate.’
Work highlights
Advised the client as fund sponsor and manager in connection with the structuring and formation of an opportunistic Pan-Asia real estate fund targeting non-performing and sub-performing loans, mezzanine debt and special-situations real estate investments in China, India, Indonesia and other developing Asia markets in a $450m deal.
Advised the client in a full range of issues relating to the administration, management and compliance of a Luxembourg real estate fund targeting real estate investments in Japan and other jurisdictions in Asia in a $300m deal.
Advised the property arm of China’s second largest e-commerce company in the acquisition of a portfolio of logistics properties from GLP in a $220m deal.
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Practice head
Joel Rothstein
Other key lawyers
Mori Inada; Yuko Ino; Mizuho Yamada; Ayako Kawano