From its establishment thirty years ago, TMI Associates has grown from its original 11 members to become the second-largest law firm in Japan, with more than 600 attorneys and patent/trademark attorneys based in 16 offices. TMI has comprehensive transactional and dispute resolution capabilities, a distinctive regulatory focus and a renowned IP practice. In addition to the firm’s locations in Japan, TMI has offices in Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the UK and the US, as well as desks focused on Brazil, France, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia and the Philippines.

• Asset finance
• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Derivatives
• Capital markets: Equity
• Capital markets: High yield
• CLO/CDO
• Competition
• Financial restructuring
• Financial services regulatory
• Hedge funds
• Investment funds
• M&A
• PPP/PFI
• Private equity
• Private equity funds
• Project development
• Project finance
• Real estate finance
• Real estate funds
• Restructuring and insolvency
• Securitisation
• Structured finance/securitisation

Recent transactional highlights:

• Advising Roland Corporation and Taiyo Jupiter Holdings, L.P. on Roland Corporation’s initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the related global offering (Market capitalization upon re-listing: JPY 84.7 billion; Total selling price: JPY 36.3 billion)
• Advising Unizo Holdings on employee buy-out

• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Financial services
• Fisheries and aquaculture
• Food and beverage
• Gaming
• Government and public policy
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Insurance
• Investment management
• Media
• Natural resources
• Pharm and life sciences
• Real estate
• Shipping
• Social infrastructure
• Tech and telecoms
• Transport
• Utilities