Overview
Ayako Kanamaru is a partner based in Tokyo, advising clients on banking & finance and related cross-border matters.
Biography
Ayako Kanamaru is a Partner in Bandi's Tokyo office. Ayako's practice focuses on corporate & commercial, private equity and employment & compensation, with particular experience in cross-border execution, regulated industries and complex stakeholder coordination.
Practice Focus
- Corporate & Commercial
- Private Equity
- Employment & Compensation
Representative Experience
- Prepared and negotiated commercial agreements, shareholder arrangements, governance policies and market-entry documentation for multinational clients.
- Advised private equity sponsors and portfolio companies on platform acquisitions, bolt-on transactions, minority investments and management incentive structures.
- Advised on executive compensation, hiring and separation, workforce integration, equity incentives and employment aspects of corporate transactions.
Representative Matters
Regional commercial contract suite for a multinational group expanding operations across Asia and Europe.
Minority growth investment with board rights, protective provisions and information-rights package.
Executive separation and restrictive covenant package for a cross-border management transition.
Education
- Keio University, LL.B.
- University of California, Berkeley, LL.M.
- Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan.
Bar Admissions
- Japan; California