The Finance Group is recognized as having one of the leading project teams in Tokyo. The team represents sponsors, lenders
and construction contractors in greenfield development projects and M&A transactions. The Tokyo team is led by three partners
and operates globally across industry sectors but is particularly focused on power, oil & gas, infrastructure development
and transportation projects.
Recent transactions include:
- Beijing Olympics. Representing the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in connection with the development of numerous
Olympic venues, including the National Stadium, the National Gymnasium, the Olympic Village and the Convention Center/International
Broadcasting Center.
- Valladolid III Power Project. Representing a consortium consisting of Mitsui & Co., Chubu Electric and Calpine Corporation in connection with the development
of the Valladolid III gas‑fired combined cycle power plant, located in Yucatan, Mexico.
- South Korean Wind Farm Project. Represented a Japanese corporation in connection with the development and financing of the North Kyongsang Wind Farm project
in South Korea.
- KEPCO Ilijan Power Project. Represented Japan Bank for International Cooperation as lead lender and BNP Paribas as Administrative Agent in connection
with the financing of the Ilijan Power Project, a 1251MW gas‑fired combined cycle power plant in the Philippines.
- Taiwan High Speed Rail Project. Represented a consortium consisting of Mitsui & Co., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Toshiba, Mitsubishi Corp., Sumitomo Corp.,
Marubeni, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries as equity participant and supplier of the Trainsets and the Trackworks for the $16
billion Taiwan High Speed Rail Project.
- Australian Smelter Project. Representing a Japanese corporation in connection with the proposed restructuring and sale of a copper smelting plant in
Australia.
- Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Project. Representing a Japanese corporation in connection with the acquisition of an equity interest in the project company developing
the $3 billion Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline project, and in connection with the continuing development and financing of the
BTC Pipeline Project.
- Cross ‑ Border Aircraft Transaction. Represented a Japanese trading company in a purchase, lease, and sale transaction with respect to a custom‑designed aircraft
where the aircraft will be purchased and refitted by third parties abroad, imported to Japan, and sold to a public‑sector
entity.
