The market leading practice at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is well-known for its skills handling in both inbound and outbound capital markets transactions, and cross-border of debt and equity related matters. The team also regularly advises on J-REITs, Samurai bonds, and Uridashi offerings, with practice head Hironori Shibata contributing his deep expertise in public offerings and restructurings. Hiroaki Takahashi is particularly adept at handling a broad range of securitisation matters. Kagayaki Funakoshi is recommended for capital and business alliance matters, while the ‘courteous‘ and ‘pleasant‘ Kazuhiro Yoshii is another key name in the team.

The practice at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is praised by clients for displaying 'great teamwork', and 'profound insight' when handling both domestic and international matters, including securities offerings, initial public offerings, euro-convertible bond offerings, and debt offerings. Recent work for the practice includes representing domestic and overseas names such as Japan Bank for International Cooperation, NTT Finance Corporation, and Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. The team is jointly headed by Katsumasa Suzuki and Taro Omoto, who lead on the capital markets side, and Masanori Sato and Akira Ehira, who lead the structured finance and derivatives part of the team. Key contacts within the team include the 'client-oriented' Katsuyuki Tainaka, 'stand-out' of counsel Yu Nimura, and the 'outstanding' Toshimitsu Nemoto.

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu's capital markets practice, which is divided between the securitisation and debt and equity teams, is headed by Fumihide Sugimoto. Exhibiting experience across the full range of cross-border capital markets transactions, the group assists clients with global and domestic IPOs, security token offerings, and global offerings by Japanese issuers of debt and equity securities. Yuichi Miyashita is the key contact for debt and equity matters, while Motohiro Yanagawa noted for his expansive expertise in securitisation issues. Yoshiya Kira was promoted to counsel in January 2023, while Shinichi Araki is another key contact. Miyuki Ishiguro is noted for her broad expertise in finance related matters.

Nishimura & Asahi‘s team handles the full gamut of capital markets issues, with a particular emphasis on J-REITs, hybrid securities, and domestic debt and equity transactions. Practice head Kohei Koikawa is noted for his broad expertise in convertible bonds, IPOs, and follow-on offerings. Other names to note within the practice include Masashi Ueda, who is an expert in domestic and international offerings of common shares, Kentaro Sugimoto, who primarily handles Euro bond offerings, and Naoya Ariyoshi, whose main area of focus is securitisations.

The finance group at TMI Associates advises clients on the full spectrum of financial services matters, including debt and equity securities, and structured finance, with the team exhibiting deep expertise in blockchain bond related matters. Yoshiyasu Yamaguchi heads the practice, and bringing his longstanding experience in advising international clients on their debt restructuring in Japan. Other key names within the team include the ‘stand out’ Hiroyoshi Kuromaru and Hitoshi Sumiya.

Atsumi & Sakai's practice is recommended for its expertise in structured finance matters and securitisations. The firm acts for its diverse client base of institutional investors, banks, trustees, and insurance companies. The practice is jointly led by Fumiko Oikawa, Madoka Hashimoto, and Shintaro Hamasu. Other key contacts include Hiroo Atsumi, Bonnie Dixon for asset finance transactions for aircraft and ships, and Sayaka Aizawa for syndicated loans and structured finance mandates.

The capital markets team at Kaynex Law Offices is led by Norifusa Hashimoto, who has broad expertise in a range of transactions, including samurai bonds and structured financing. The group regularly assists major financial institutions with issues involving debt private placements, asset securitisations, and other general corporate finance mandates.