Professional Summary
Hiroyuki Kitamura is a member of the Banking & Finance group in Baker McKenzie’s Tokyo office. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked in a prominent Japanese law firm focusing on finance and corporate law.
Practice Focus
Hiroyuki focuses his practice on financial regulations, M&A of financial institutions, project finance, infrastructure fund, PFI, lease transactions, along with other banking, finance and general corporate matters.
Representative Clients, Cases or Matters
- Advised Japanese financial institutions on financial regulations related to acquisitions of foreign financial institutions.
- Advised foreign financial institutions on financial regulations applicable to their services in Japan.
- Represented financial institutions and business operators in project finance transactions including acquisitions and infrastructure fund transactions, in connection with a large-scaled coal- and LNG-fired thermal power generation projects and renewable energy power generation (eg, wind and solar)
- Assisted a major Japanese financial institution serving as an M&A advisor for multiple M&A transactions.
- Assisted a top manufacturer in dealing with a litigation concerning derivative products.
- Assisted a major financial institution in connection with its new equity, stock warrants and bond issuances.
Admissions
Japan (January 2013)
Professional Association and Memberships
- Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association – Member
Education
Hitotsubashi University (LLM) (2011)
Sophia University (BA) (2009)
Languages
Japanse
English