The team at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has a ‘deep understanding of the services it offers' and is well-versed in domestic and cross-border aspects of inbound and outbound debt and equity transactions. The team leader Hironori Shibata focuses on cross-border capital market transactions. Other key members are Kagayaki Funakoshi, who is noted for his involvement in major market transactions, including IPOs, equity and debt offerings, and Hiroto Ando, who specialises in cross-border IPOs and Japanese public offerings. While Shunsuke Aoki focuses on equity and debt offerings in both Japanese and international markets, Tomoyuki Oka has been involved in high-profile capital market transactions, including those involving start-ups and J-REITs.

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Tokyo Office‘s team is 'highly professional' and has 'the best capabilities to advise clients on global capital market transactions'. The capital markets team, led by Katsumasa Suzuki and Taro Omoto, advises on complex IPOs, global equity offerings, and euro-convertible bond offerings. Suzuki specialises in global IPOs, while Omoto focuses on complex financial instruments, such as equity and subordinated debts. The structured finance and derivatives team, led by Masanori Sato and Akira Ehira, handles traditional securitisation, derivatives, and innovative deals, where Sato has extensive experience in structured finance, while Ehira specialises in derivatives. Other key members include Toshimitsu Nemoto, who advises on various financings, such as Global IPOs, and Katsuyuki Tainaka, an expert in equity and debt transactions.

The team at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu handles a variety of transactions, ‘backed by years of experience and a strong track record of successful transactions’. The capital markets practice, led by Fumihide Sugimoto, is divided into two groups: capital markets and banking and finance, with the latter specialising in securisation and structured finance. Sugimoto advises on a wide range of securities offerings, including debt, and equity. Other key members of the team include Miyuki Ishiguro, who is known for his broad expertise in finance-related matters; Shinichi Araki, who focuses primarily on debt, equity, and hybrid securities; and Motohiro Yanagawa, whose practice centres on financing transactions and corporate law, with an emphasis on asset-based and project finance.

The team at Nishimura & Asahi assists clients with all aspects of capital market transactions, from debt to equity, hybrid securities, and J-REITs. The team is led by Kohei Koikawa, who has considerable experience with capital market transactions, handling equity and debt transactions. Other key members include Naoya Ariyoshi, who specialises in securitisation, advising major originators, financial institutions, and other relevant parties; Kentaro Sugimoto, who handles a variety of capital market transactions, including Euro bond offerings, IPOs, and convertible bonds offerings; and Masashi Ueda, who specialises in capital market transactions, including domestic and international offerings of common shares and straight or convertible bonds.

The team at TMI Associates is well versed in corporate and structured finance, REITs, derivative transactions, and securities. Under the leadership of Yoshiyasu Yamaguchi, the team assist clients with debt and equity securities offerings in the Japanese market. Hiroyoshi Kuromaru focuses on public offerings and secondary distributions of bonds and notes, while Hitoshi Sumiya specialises in cross-border share acquisitions and J-REIT mergers. Other prominent members are Hidenori Nakagawa, who has expertise in designing and offering hybrid-typed security products, and Mizuki Koshimoto, who is experienced in inbound renewable energy transactions.