Reiko Sakimura specialises in international capital markets, including international debt and equity offerings, convertible bonds and other equity-linked securities, medium term note programmes, euro-commercial paper programmes, samurai bonds, regulatory capital, and corporate hybrid securities.
Reiko acts for underwriter and issuer clients in respect of a wide variety of capital market transactions for Japanese issuers accessing international markets through Regulation S and Rule 144A offerings, as well as foreign issuers accessing the Japanese markets.
国際資本市場における取引を専門とし、特に国際市場・国内市場における債券（ユーロボンド、点心債、サムライ・売出債、東京プロボンド債を含む）および株式の募集・売出し、IPO、転換社債／交換社債、優先出資証券、コーポレート・ハイブリッド証券などの発行やMTNプログラムの設定に係わる
- Nomura as the lead manager and the other managers on a dual-tranche international offering by Suzuki Motor Corporation of JPY 200 billion of zero coupon convertible bonds. The transaction had an innovative structure, being the first convertible bond issue by a Japanese issuer using "any-time net share settlement" mechanism, as well as limiting the maximum number of shares issuable.
- Mizuho as the lead manager and the other managers on a dual-tranche international offering by Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. of JPY 120 billion of zero coupon convertible bonds.
Equity-linked Product Issuer of the Year: DealWatch Awards 2015 - SMBC Nikko as the lead manager on the international offering by Unicharm Corporation of JPY 50 billion zero coupon convertible bonds
Equity-linked Product of the Year: DealWatch Awards 2015
Convertible Bonds Best Deal of 2015: CAPITAL EYE 2015 - Standard Chartered PLC of the UK on its debut triple-tranche issue of JPY 150 billion of Samurai Bonds in Japan
Samurai Bond of the Year: DealWatch Awards 2015
- スズキ（株）による2021年満期ユーロ円建転換社債型新株予約権付社債及び2023年満期ユーロ円建転換社債型新株予約権付社債発行案件（発行総額：2,000億円）に関して主幹事会社であるノムラ・インターナショナル及びその他引受会社に助言。本邦初の「交付株数上限型」及び「自動行使型取得条項」付きの革新的な転換社債案件
- 東北電力（株）による2018年満期ユーロ円建転換社債型新株予約権付社債及び2020年満期ユーロ円建転換社債型新株予約権付社債発行案件（発行総額：1,200億円）に関して主幹事会社であるみずほインターナショナル及びその他引受会社に助言
DealWatch Awards 2015にて" Equity-linked Product Issuer of the Year"を受賞 - ユニ・チャーム（株）による2020年満期ユーロ円建転換社債型新株予約権付社債発行案件（発行総額：500億円）に関して主幹事会社であるSMBC日興キャピタル・マーケットに助言
DealWatch Awards 2015にて" Equity-linked Product of the Year"を受賞
CAPITAL EYE 2015にて' Convertible Bonds Best Deal of 2015"を受賞 - 英国スタンダード・チャータードPLCによる第1回・第2回及び第3回円貨社債（サムライ債）発行案件（発行総額：1,500億円）に関して発行会社に助言
DealWatch Awards 2015にて"Samurai Bond of the Year"を受賞
News and client work
Contact details
お問い合わせ先
- Clifford Chance, Tokyo
- +81366326616
- Email me
- Speaks English and Japanese
- 言語：英語、日本語
- Sector Banking, Financial services
Career & qualifications
- University of Cambridge (BA, Law) 1992
- Linklaters, London 1993
- Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 1995
- UBS Warburg (Japan) Limited (Investment Banking Division), Tokyo 2000
- Linklaters, Tokyo 2004
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 2004
- Registered as Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (England & Wales) 2006
- Joined Clifford Chance Tokyo as a Partner 2009
経歴、資格
- 1992年 ケンブリッジ大学（法学部、BA (Hons)） 卒業
- 1993年 Linklaters - ロンドン
- 1995年 英国イングランド＆ウェールズ弁護士資格取得
- 2000年 UBSウォーバーグ証券（投資銀行本部） - 東京
- 2004年 Linklaters - 東京
- 2004年 ニューヨーク州弁護士資格取得
- 2006年 外国法事務弁護士（英国法）登録
- 2009年 Clifford Chance – 東京、パートナー就任
Professional bodies
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Foreign member of Daini Tokyo Bar Association
- Member of the New York State Bar Association
- Member of the Law Society of England and Wales
所属
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第二東京弁護士会
- ニューヨーク州弁護士会
- イングランドおよびウェールズローソサエティ
Awards and citations
- Reiko Sakimura is said to be "passionate about the client," and able to offer a "very clear message." She focuses her practice on convertible bonds and MTN programmes.
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2019, Capital Markets: International: Asia and Euro Markets – Japan (Band 1) - Reiko Sakimura is ranked as a "Highly Regarded" lawyer
IFLR 1000 – 2019 Japan Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets - Reiko Sakimura is ranked as Leading Individuals: Foreign Lawyers (Gaiben)
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2018, Capital Markets: International Firms and Joint Ventures - Reiko Sakimura is recognised as "Deal maker of the Year"
ALB Japan Law Awards 2016
受賞、表彰
- Reiko Sakimura is recognised as "Deal maker of the Year"
ALB Japan Law Awards 2016 - Reiko Sakimura is highly commended as "the queen of convertible bonds," with "an abundance of experience in public offerings.".
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2016, Japan, Capital Markets: International: Asia and Euro Markets (Band 1) - Reiko Sakimura is ranked as Leading Individuals: Foreign Lawyers
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2016, Japan Capital Markets: International firms and joint ventures - Reiko Sakimura is ranked as Leading lawyer
IFLR 1000 – 2016 Japan Capital Markets: Debt