Passed the conventional National Bar Examination in 2005. Graduated from Keio University in 2007. Registered as a lawyer in 2008 (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association). Joined Nishimura & Asahi the same year, handling domestic and cross-border M&A and corporate matters. Studied at Stanford Law School (LL.M.) and passed the New York State Bar Exam in 2014. Received training at a law firm in New York. Joined Mercari, Inc. in March 2015, handling legal matters in both Japan and the U.S. Additionally managed key projects including major fundraising rounds in March 2016 and March 2018, and the company’s global IPO in June 2018. Joined ZeLo in December 2017. Appointed as an outside auditor of Yappli, Inc. in April 2020 and of AnyMind Group Inc. in May 2020. Joined ANDPAD Inc. in February 2021. Her main practice areas include M&A, venture/startup law, IPOs, general corporate matters, as well as a wide range of other cases such as business revitalization, corporate reorganization, and takeover defense.
IPOとは、Initial Public Offeringの略で、初めて株式市場に株式を売り出すことをいいます。IPOを行うことで、広く市場から株式を通じて資金調達が可能になります。また、数種類の株式を使い分けることで、多様な資金調達の方法が選択できるようになります。また、株式を対価としたM&Aも行うことができるようになります。さらに、市場に公開されることで、社会的信用力や知名度の向上も見込まれます。これによって、金融機関からの新規融資や、優秀な人材の獲得が可能になる場合もあります。