- Finance
Banking


Deep talent pool of banking experts across many jurisdictions providing practical and appropriate advice on various finance transactions
We provide structuring, documentation, legal analysis and advice on various types of financial transactions, from conventional ones to complex ones, including individual loans, syndicated loans, nonrecourse loans, subordinated/mezzanine loans and letters of credit from private or government-managed financial institutions. We also advise on embedded derivatives transactions for various indices, such as currencies, interest, credit events and weather, financial institutions' expansion into new businesses or overseas expansions in terms of compliance with the Banking Act, Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, Trust Business Act, and Insurance Business Act, as well as foreign laws and regulations, and the handling of capital adequacy requirements of financial institutions. Our expertise in domestic and international financial systems and our overseas office network allow us to offer legal services that meet the increasingly complex and diverse needs of financial institutions.
Recent Work
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- 2024.11
- Concordia Financial Group, Ltd. - Acquisition of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Loan & Finance Co., Ltd.
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- 2024.11
- MUFG Bank, Ltd. and Bank of Ayudhya PCL : Sale of 25% Stake in HC Consumer Finance Philippines, Inc. to Affiliate
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- 2024.8
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. – Investment in Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc.
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- 2024.7
- Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. - Loan Financing for the Vietnam Block B Gas Field Development
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- 2024.6
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. – Investment in Ascend Money Co., Ltd.
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- 2023.12
- Resona Holdings, Inc. - Reinforcement of capital and business alliance with Digital Garage, Inc.
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- 2023.2
- The Kanagawa Bank, Ltd. – Tender offer by The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd.
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- 2022
- MUFG Bank, Ltd. - Acquisition of HC Consumer Finance Philippines, Inc. and PT Home Credit Indonesia
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- 2022
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation: Acquisition of additional stock in Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
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- 2022
- The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. - Establishment of Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc. and transformation to a holding company structure
Awards & Rankings
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They are the most experienced and reliable office in the country for finance deals. There have many experienced lawyers and take client feedback very seriously. In addition, the legal team makes accurate judgements based on experience and precedents; all of them uphold the high standards of the office,
Chambers, Banking & Finance: Domestic (Asia-Pacific 2022) -
Distinguished by its advice to both financiers and borrowers, Nishimura & Asahi assists banks and financial institutions with a range of domestic and cross-border banking transactions, including asset financing, acquisition financing, corporate and syndicated loans. The large asset finance practice advises Japanese leasing companies across the spectrum of leasing transactions, notably aircraft financing, ship financing, container leasing transactions and plant facilities leasing. Other strengths for the firm include finance regulations and compliance. Asset finance specialist Katsu Sengoku leads the team that includes projects and asset finance lawyer gaiben Adrian Joyce; Hideo Horikoshi, who handles banking, acquisition finance, project finance, syndicated lending and other international transactions; and Takashi Saito, who focuses on acquisition finance, subscription finance, syndicated lending and banking transactions.
Legal 500, Banking & Finance: Independent Local Firms (2022 Edition) -
Nishimura & Asahi is a professional firm with lawyers who have a high degree of expertise.
Chambers, Banking & Finance: Domestic (Asia-Pacific 2022)
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Nishimura & Asahi Receives Outstanding Results in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025
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Nishimura & Asahi Receives Top Rankings in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025
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Nishimura & Asahi Wins in More Categories Than any Other Law Firm Including Law Firm of the Year at the Asia Business Law Journal Japan Law Firm Awards 2024
Seminars
Publications
News
- Media
- Takato Masuda’s comments were quoted in an article entitled “Japanese Financial Services Agency Proposes Amending Foreign Tax Credit Rules in Response to Russia's Suspension of Tax Treaties,” which appeared in IBFD Tax News Service
- Media
- Akihiro Shiba's comments on interbank settlement system crash appear in Lexology PRO article
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- Akihiro Shiba's comments on JBA's Euroyen TIBOR cessation plan appear in Lexology PRO article