The team at Nishimura & Asahi integrates lawyers from various practice groups, which enables them to assist clients with domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring matters, covering both traditional court proceedings and out-of-court matters. The team benefits from Hajime Ueno‘s knowledge of structured finance, Daisuke Koriya’s experience in accounting and tax-related matters, and Yonson Minami‘s advice on the M&A aspects of restructurings. Team leader Kenichi Minami has extensive experience in both traditional insolvency proceedings and out-of-court workouts and turnarounds.
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Key clients
- JOLED Inc.
- REINOWA Holdings Inc.
- BigMotor Co., Ltd.
- Orient Line K.K.
- J-Will Partners Co., Ltd.;
- Interblock USA L.C
- Japan Airlines Co., Ltd
- ARVOS Holding GmbH
- HOPE, INC
- Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
Work highlights
Advised JOLED Inc. on civil rehabilitation proceedings to sell and transfer its research and development units to a third-party sponsor.
Advised REINOWA Holdings Inc. and its fully-owned subsidiaries, FCNT Limited and Japan E.M. Solutions Co., Ltd., on civil rehabilitation proceedings to restructure the group’s business.
Advised BigMotor Co. Ltd. on restructuring through a (purely) out-of-court workout with financial creditors.
Lawyers
Leading partners: Bengoshi
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Next Generation Partners: Bengoshi
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Yonson Minami
Practice head
Kenichi Minami
Other key lawyers
Hajime Ueno; Daisuke Koriya; Yonson Minami