律师

岩田圭祐

银行及金融, 全球项目

概览

岩田圭祐是孖士打东京办事处的律师。他拥有英格兰和威尔斯以及新加坡的执业资格，也有在亚洲三大金融中心 (东京，香港和新加坡)工作的经验。

岩田律师帮助日本和其他客户处理跨境开发项目中的构建和交易文件制备方面的工作(专注于结构性融资和衍生品服务)，也经常向市场领先的国际银行就担保贷款和其他金融事宜提供法律服务。他的经验还涵盖新兴市场投资涉及的多样复杂的问题,比如白领渎职调查及合资企业争议，还有涉及离岸金融中心的国际清算事宜。

在从事律师行业之前，他曾任共同通讯社集团的记者，主要作为常驻东南亚和香港的外国记者报道商业和经济新闻。除了法律学位外，他还拥有国际关系专业的硕士学位。

Projects, structured finance, derivatives

Acted for a Japanese government-affiliated bank in connection with a USD480 million import loan facility agreement with a Brazilian iron ore producer.
Acted for a Japanese trading house in connection with a US blue ammonia project, including an offtake agreement with the producer and a corresponding supply agreement.
Assisted a HK-listed oil and gas company in a USD150 mil. structured financing project involving prepayment for future delivery of crude oil.
Acted for a Hong Kong government entity in an interest rate swap hedging arrangement in connection with HK$4 bil. (USD500 mil.) facilities received to fund its urban development mandates.
Supported documentation of total return swaps for an APAC-based financial institution as a lender/investor in relation to restructuring of its minority stakes in various projects held through offshore vehicles.

Assisted a HK-listed holding company of PRC-based utilities and consumer goods providers in relation to interest rate and currency swaps to hedge FX risks associated with the projects revenues in RMB against its USD-denominated bonds.

Debt capital markets

Supported renowned activist investment funds' debt financing transactions involving a cross-border margin loan facility secured by listed Japanese shares through representing a NY-headquartered global banking group's APAC trustee business team.
Supported a PRC-based IT giant's USD300 mil. financing project (convertible notes issuance) by acting for a NY-headquartered global banking group's APAC trustee business team.
Supported ultra-high-net-worth private clients in various equity collar transactions referencing listed shares (through an APAC trustee business arm of UK-headquartered global banking group in its capacity as trustee and agent).

Others*

Assisted various Tokyo-listed companies and Japan subsidiaries of MNCs in conducting independent legal audits and voluntary investigations over their potential corporate and internal misconducts, including suspected misappropriation, breaches of directors' duties, workplace harassment, antitrust and other regulatory violation.
Assisted a Japanese food & beverage manufacturer in disputes with its joint venture partner in Australia, including reviewing JV directors' potential breaches of trust, contentious dissolution of the JV entity, acquisition of its business assets and intellectual properties.
Assisted a Japanese court-appointed trustee in bankruptcy of a billionaire individual in relation to realisation and repatriation of his assets spanning over multiple jurisdictions including Cayman Islands, the BVI, Panama, Switzerland and Singapore.

* Representation occurred prior to joining Mayer Brown.