Shinsuke Kobayashi - Lawyer profiles - Kanagawa International Law Office

Shinsuke Kobayashi is a partner of the Kanagawa International Law Office. After working for 15 years at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer he joined the Kanagawa International Law Office as partner in November 2016. He represents Japanese and multinational clients mainly in financial institutions sector on wide range of transactions with focus on finance transactions. He speciallised in various types of finance transactions including acquisition finance, banking, PIPEs, aircraft finance, project finance, securitization and other structured finance. He also has extensive experience with finance transaction related regulatory matters as well as M&S transactions of financial institutions. He has also been involved in litigation on derivative mis-selling cases.

On acquisition finance his clients include both international PE firms and Japanese banks, which gives him deep understanding of Japanese market as well as overseas markets.

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Acquisition Finance

Baring Private Equity Asia Holdings K.K. on its acquisition of LADVIK.
Development Bank of Japan for provision of mezzanine finance (a mezzanine loan and preferred shares) in relation to an MBO of K Technology Corporation.
CVC on its acquisition of TechnoPro Holdings and subsequent refinance transactions.
CVC on its acquisition of Hasegawa Holdings.
Tokyo Star Bank on its provision of LBO loans for NSSK’s acquisition of US Mart.
Tokyo Star Bank on its provision of LBO loans for Polaris’ acquisition of LYKAON.
Tokyo Star Bank on its provision of LBO loans for J-STAR’s acquisition of Nurse Call.

Capital Markets

Deutsche Bank group in relation to subscription of warrants and shares by Japanese listed companies including Leo Palace 21, Medinet, ReproCell, Nissei Build and Kenko Corporation.
Evolution group in relation to subscription of warrants, CBs and shares by Japanese listed companies including Acrodia, ReproCell, MedRex, Broadmedia and LAND.

Project

Macquarie group in relation to its acquisition of Hakone Turnpike.
Macquarie group in relation to its acquisition of Ibuki-yama Driveway.

Structured Finance

Nippon Life Insurance Company as arranger for repackaging of RMBS by Japan Housing Finance Agency.
Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Securities in relation to securitisation of Tokyo Building.
A Japanese institutional investor for its investment into UK RMBS.

Regulatory

An International bank on the preparation for regular on-site inspection by Financial Services Agency.
An international bank in relation to investigation by the TSE on potential market manipulation.
International banks on investigation of alleged fixing of Libor/Tibor/FX/precious metal.

M&A/JV

London Stock Exchange on its joint venture with the Tokyo Stock Exchange to establish the TOKYO AIM market and subsequent exit.
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. in connection with its acquisition of a 50 percent interest in the common shares and a portion of preferred shares of the Brazilian insurance company Maritima Seguros S.A.
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and its parent company, NKSJ Holdings Inc., on the acquisition of Turkish non-life insurance company Fiba Sigorta A.S. and the subsequent co-investment by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. in connection with its acquisition of the Canopius group.

Co-Author, "Japanese Insurance Law" (Insurance Law Chapter of the Japan Business Law Guide)
Co-Author, Japan chapter for "Getting the Deal Through Restructuring & Insolvency"
Various seminars on LBO loan

Member of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association
New York Bar Association

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Counsel:	November 2001 - November 2016
Kanagawa International Law Office	November 2016 -