Peter has developed a leading reputation for his experience in a wide range of debt, equity and equity-linked capital markets transactions in the Japanese market. Primarily advising on outbound deals involving multiple currencies, he advises on convertible and exchangeable bonds, senior debt issuance, equity transactions, bank and insurance company capital products, covered bonds, corporate hybrid transactions, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), government-guaranteed and local authority bond issues and Medium Term Note (MTN) programmes, as well as on liability management products.
Working in collaboration with the firm’s U.S. law-qualified practitioners, Peter’s experience also covers the Regulation S markets and 144A transactions.
He has been the forefront of Japanese capital markets, advising on many new products and innovations in the market. Peter is also the firm’s Tokyo office Managing Partner.
Work highlights
Peter has led on many major capital markets transactions in Japan. These include advising:
Convertible bonds
the lead managers on convertible bonds issued by LINE Corporation, Sony Corporation, Asics, LIXIL, The Shizuoka Bank, Cosmo Energy Holdings, Kansai Paint, Park24 Co., Yamada Denki, The Bank of Iwate, Japan Airport Terminal, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, Ezaki Glico, Keihan Electric Railway, Mitsui O.S.K. Line, Yamaguchi Financial Group, and other Japanese companies
Bond issues
the Lead Managers on senior bond issuances by Japanese issuers such as Mitsubishi Corporation, Central Japan Railway Company, Suntory Holdings, Japan Tobacco, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, NTT, Sumitomo Corporation, Mizuho Bank, Marubeni Corporation, Nidec Corporation, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Aozora Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited, ORIX, and The Metropolis of Tokyo
Equity issues
on the equity issues by Money Forward, Nippon Gas, Healios, Acucela Inc., and Outsourcing Inc., among others
