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Outstanding Results for Nishimura & Asahi at the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
Norio has a wealth of expertise in handling complex development projects involving difficult negotiations among stakeholders, as well as cross-border real estate investments involving sophisticated structures. His expertise in structured financing has also contributed to his impressive track record in real estate matters.
Norio Maeda is a partner with expertise in transactions involving the acquisition and development of, the financing of, and investment in, Japanese renewable energy projects. He has represented domestic and foreign investors, developers, and lenders, including infrastructure funds, energy companies, and financial institutions from the U.S., Europe, and Asia in numerous green-field and brown-field projects. Norio’s practice also covers transactions involving acquisition and development, investment, and financing with respect to Japanese real estate assets. He is highly skilled at developing innovative investment and financing structures. He has represented domestic and foreign investors, including investment funds, financial institutions, investment managers, and developers from the U.S., Europe, and Asia, in numerous investment and development projects involving sophisticated structures. He also has represented lenders in numerous structured finance transactions involving real estate assets. Norio’s transactional experience includes establishment of Japanese investment platforms into Japanese real estate assets using the TMK and GK-TK schemes, as well as the restructuring of Japanese real estate asset investments. In addition, Norio has extensive experience in inbound cross-border financing transactions for the operation of multi-national corporations in Japan. He has worked on inbound financing transactions under global debt facilities for multi-national corporations headquartered in Asia and other parts of the world. These transactions have involved collateral consisting of various types of assets and have employed a wide variety of credit support structures.
Representative Work
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- 2021
- Major Asian Real Estate Investment Company - Acquisition of ski resort and hotel business in Hokkaido, Japan
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- 2021
- Pattern Energy Group LP: Financing of Japan’s largest wind and solar energy investment fund
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- 2021
- Hudson Sustainable Group closes its inaugural green bond in Japan
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- 2020
- Hana Financial Investment - Acquisition of Yamaguchi Shin Mine from Canadian Solar Inc.
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- Proximar - Development of Aquaculture Facility
Awards & Rankings
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Nishimura & Asahi Highly Recognized by Who's Who Legal in 2023
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Nishimura & Asahi receives top rankings in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
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The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023: Outstanding Results for Nishimura & Asahi
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Nishimura & Asahi Highly Recognized by Who's Who Legal in 2022
Seminars
Publications
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Getting the Deal Through - Renewable Energy 2025: Japan
Articles
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The Real Estate Law Review - Twelfth Edition: Japan
Articles
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Article: Getting the Deal Through - Renewable Energy 2023: Japan
Articles
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The Real Estate Law Review - Eleventh Edition: Japan
Articles
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Getting the Deal Through - Renewable Energy 2022: Japan
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Education
- 2005
- Boston University School of Law (LL.M. in American Law)
- 1996
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Professional Experience
- Member, J-Credit Scheme Steering Committee, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Member, Japan Verified Emission Reduction(J-VER) Steering Committee, Ministry of the Environment
- Member, Japan Verified Emission Reduction(J-VER) Certification Committee, Ministry of the Environment
- Dechert LLP, Finance and Real Estate Group, Philadelphia