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He has handled a number of insolvency and restructuring cases, ranging from small-and medium-sized companies to listed enterprises. In recent years, through coordinating with financial institutions, he has provided expert legal advice on a number of early-stage restructuring cases in relation to corporate M&A and financing. In addition to M&A cases involving funds and companies, he also handles civil and commercial disputes between or within corporations, and provides advice on venture financing and developing legal areas (including agriculture & food and healthcare fields) to start-up enterprises. He is adept at identifying the needs of his clients and providing them with comprehensive legal advice.

Since joining Nishimura & Asahi, Akira has been involved in numerous corporate and M&A deals, including mergers, acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, capital and business alliances, joint ventures, and take-private transactions by PE funds. In particular, Akira has advised on many cross-border transactions. While seconded to ITOCHU Corporation in 2019-2020, Akira was involved in energy- and infrastructure-related transactions, and he has continued to advise on these transactions since his return.