In Law.com International, Tsuyoshi Imai Comments on Japan’s Thriving Private Equity Market

A June 26 article titled “Japan’s PE Market is the Bright Spot That Asia Needs. But Will Law Firms Step Up to the Plate?” by Law.com International reviews the confluence of positive factors in Japan’s thriving private equity market. The piece focuses on the key legal advisers to a number of prestigious international private equity players, noting Ropes & Gray’s relationship with long-standing client Bain Capital.

The piece includes insights from Tokyo office managing partner and Asia private equity and M&A chair Tsuyoshi Imai on the depth and breadth of knowledge PE firms require from legal advisers. “The challenge is that private equity actually requires a relatively large platform in the U.S. for institutional knowledge. It’s the knowledge of how the funds are, from what you can do from a tax and compliance perspective, to what causes issues and things like that,” said Tsuyoshi.

The article also outlines how “Ropes & Gray’s relationship with Bain has seen the firm secure advisory roles over many of its multimillion-dollar strategic investments in Japan in recent years,” reviewing some key transactions the firm has advised on.