Minoru Kobayashi

Partner

TEL:: 81-3-6775-1052

FAX:: 81-3-6775-2052

Minoru Kobayashi has been involved in a wide range of corporate transactions from international finance to mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters including real estate transactions, corporate restructurings, licensing and international trade. He has particular expertise in capital market transactions, such as issuance and offering of debt and equity securities in international and domestic markets, securitizations and other structured financing transactions, non-recourse loans and real estate funds, including Japanese REITs (real estate investment trusts).

Practice Areas Practice Groups Background Achievements Professional Admissions Professional and Academic Associations Languages

Practice Areas

Capital Markets

Finance and Financial Institutions

Structured Finance Real Estate Finance Banking Asset Management and Investment Funds Project Finance Asset Finance Acquisition Finance Insurance

Real Estate

Real Estate Finance REITs Real Estate Investment Real Estate Transactions Real Estate Dispute Resolution

Corporate

Corporate and Commercial Transactions Shareholders' Meetings and Relationships with Shareholders Corporate Governance Establishing a Business Presence in Japan

M&A

M&A/Business Restructuring Cross-border M&A Joint Ventures Business Alliances

Energy and Natural Resources

Practice Groups

Capital Markets Group
Structured Finance Group
Financial Services & Transactions Group
Energy Practice Group

Background

Mar 1995	The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Apr 1997	The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
May 2002	University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.)
Sep 2002 - Aug 2003	Associated with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton (New York Office)