Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has one of the premier capital markets practices in Japan, encompassing all aspects of international and Japanese debt and equity offerings by Japanese and overseas issuers, and including consultation, advice, and continuous disclosure services in relation to capital markets.

We act regularly as counsel in connection with offerings of debt securities in the Japanese market by supranational and sovereign entities, as well as overseas corporations. Our projects in this area have included primary offerings by numerous prominent overseas issuers of samurai bonds. We also handle secondary offerings (uridashi) in the Japanese market of debt securities issued by sovereign and corporate issuers in the European market. Debt securities sold by overseas issuers through primary and secondary offerings in the Japanese market include not only straight bonds, but also dual currency bonds, index-linked securities and equity-linked securities, such as exchangeable bonds and convertible bonds. Our experience and expertise in this area enables us to assist in offerings in the Japanese market by issuers of any nationality, regardless of the complexity or innovative nature of the planned offering.

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is also regularly involved in offerings of a wide variety of debt securities by Japanese companies in all major overseas capital markets, including the EU, US, Swiss and Asian markets. Offerings handled by us range from straight bonds to equity-linked securities, such as convertible bonds and warrants. Through this experience, we have gained knowledge concerning securities regulations, listing rules, and market practices in various capital markets, and have also gained knowledge regarding the broad spectrum of industries encompassed by Japanese issuers.

In the area of equity offerings, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has substantial experience in Japanese and global offerings of equity securities by overseas and Japanese issuers. For overseas issuers, we handle both public offerings and private placements of equity securities in Japan. This aspect of our practice includes the regular handling of Japanese tranches of global offerings by overseas issuers. We also regularly represent Japanese issuers in overseas markets in connection with issuances of equity securities. In the case of global offerings by such issuers, we are generally involved in both the Japanese and the international tranches of such offerings.

The global offerings referred to above are often initial public offerings (IPOs), and as such are subject to the highest level of disclosure to facilitate investment judgment with respect to new market entrants. We are involved in many IPOs by prominent overseas and Japanese companies. Offerings of shares in connection with the privatization of government-held entities represent another component of our global offering practice. We act frequently as legal advisors in connection with major privatization issues by overseas and Japanese entities involving the Japanese markets.

Concomitantly with our capital markets practice we have handled the listing of shares of numerous prominent overseas companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

We regularly assist clients with continuous disclosure requirements and other compliance obligations imposed on overseas issuers of debt and equity securities under Japanese securities regulations and the Tokyo Stock Exchange rules.