A bill to amend the Act on Settlement of Funds and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA) has passed both the upper and lower houses of Japan’s National Diet
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Koichiro Ohashi
Koichiro Ohashi is Co-Chair of the Japan Practice and focuses his practice on representing clients in a variety of financial matters, including cross-border and domestic banking, capital market transactions e.g. establishment of sponsored American Deposit Receipt programs, fund and investment management matters (private equities, hedge funds and REITs), and corporate matters (especially in mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring transactions). He is experienced in the Japanese domestic market and represents both Japanese and international financial institutions on numerous types of financial transactions, such as syndicated loans, securitization transactions, derivative transactions, PIPE transactions, mezzanine finance transactions and equity finance transactions.
Koichiro advises various international and domestic fund managers for private equities, hedge funds, and real estate funds in the registration of funds for distribution in Japan and frequently provides advice on the structure of both domestic and offshore funds to be distributed to Japanese investors. He also advises Japanese trust banks and pension funds on their investments into foreign funds and foreign investment regulations.
Proposed Amendment to Japanese Crypto Asset Laws
A bill to amend the Japanese laws regulating cryptocurrency exchange businesses or financial instruments transactions, including the Act on Settlement of Funds (Settlement Act) and the Financial Instruments and Exchange…
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The ‘Global Financial City Tokyo’ Initiatives
Tokyo used to be one of the biggest global financial centers, rivaling New York and London. Now, it is viewed by many as having fallen far behind Hong Kong and…
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Japanese Fintech Regulation Update: New Law & Regulations on Electronic Banking Settlement Agency Service
The Financial Service Agency of Japan (JFSA) submitted a bill (Bill) to the National Diet to amend the Banking Act (Act No. 59 of 1981, as amended, the Banking Act)…
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