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Masahito Saeki (asialaw)

Mori Hamada (asialaw)

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Rising star
Practice Areas:
Capital markets (asialaw)
Industry Sector: Real estate (asialaw)
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
Japanese
Biography
Masahito Saeki is engaged in various fields of finance – particularly in real estate investments, the fluidization and securitization of real estate and other assets, REITs, and infrastructure fund businesses. He is also actively engaged in cross-border transactions, including overseas investments by Japanese companies and Japanese investments by foreign capital.
Recent case highlights
  • Acquisition of one property located in Japan by Daiwa House Logistics Trust (S-REIT)
  • Report on the Study Results on the Diversification of Investment Assets by Investment Corporations in the “Study Group on the Future of the Infrastructure Fund Market” at the Tokyo Stock Exchange
  • Acquisition of 40% stake in SCCP Group Holdings Pte. Ltd., a parent company of Japan Hotel REIT Advisors Co., Ltd., manager of Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corporation, by CapitaLand Investment Limited through its wholly owned subsidiary
Academic qualifications
  • The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2004)
  • Columbia University School of Law (LL.M., 2011)
  • Allen & Gledhill, Singapore (2011-2012)
Address:
Tokyo
Japan
Tel:+81 3 6266 8523 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.morihamada.com/en/people/masahito-saeki