Women in Fund Finance Event

WFF Japan: Fireside Chat & Luncheon

Name: WFF Japan: Fireside Chat & Luncheon
Start: 2026-06-02T12:00:00Z
End: 2026-06-02T14:00:00Z

June 02, 2026

Tokyo

Event Details

Women in Fund Finance is delighted to present the 2nd Annual Women in Fund Finance Luncheon in Tokyo.

Held alongside the FFA Japan Symposium, this special gathering will bring together a thoughtful and engaging group from across the fund finance community. The program will feature a fireside chat with Yuka Hata, Senior Managing Director and Head of Fund Investments at the Japan Investment Corporation and Maromi Oike, Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive of the Asset Management & Investor Services Business Unit at their perspective on the evolving market, along reflections of their respective career journeys moderated by Fi Dinh, MUFG. The conversation will be followed by a luncheon and time to connect and build meaningful connections.

📍 Venue: Sens & Saveurs, Tokyo
📅 Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM JST (Check-In Opens at 11:30AM)

Please note, registration is open on a first-come, first-served basis. If this event becomes oversubscribed, Women in Fund Finance reserves the right to limit each firm's number of attendees, in order to allow for participation from all of our sponsor firms.

Speakers

Ashurst

We are pioneers in Fund Finance. As one of the first law firms to advise in this market, we have helped shape its growth and development into the multiple finance products available today. Collectively, our industry-leading partners have over 80 years of experience in structuring and acting for lenders and borrowers on all types of fund financings, including capital call, NAV, preferred equity, SMAs, family offices, co-investments and GP & management facilities. Our unrivalled breadth of experience, commitment to the market and track record of delivering exceptional standards of service means we are a trusted adviser to all the major lenders, GPs, managers and sponsors.

We know funds. Working with our award-winning fund formation, fund tax and fund regulatory practices, we are able to advise and guide the most demanding clients on all aspects relating to funds.

We find solutions that work across borders. As one of the world's leading global law firms, our story is one of change and progress. Since 1822, our ambition has always been to lead the field, to be ahead of our time, and to inspire change. Through our 200-year history, taking a progressive stance on the issues of our time has been a constant thread, every step of the way. And this thread continues to run through our global law firm. We have 31 offices in 18 countries and offer the reach and insight of a global network, combined with the knowledge and understanding of local markets. With over 450 partners and a further 1,800 lawyers working across 11 different time zones, we are able to respond to clients wherever and whenever required. Our network of fund and fund finance experts are one global team that seamlessly and efficiently find solutions and manages the largest and most complicated cross-border transactions.

Ashurst – ranked Band 1, Legal 500 Fund Finance 2024

Fitch Ratings

As one of the world’s largest credit ratings agencies, Fitch Ratings plays a critical role in global capital markets by providing credit analysis, ratings, research, and commentary to financial market participants. For over 100 years, Fitch Ratings has been creating value for global markets through rigorous analysis and deep expertise, which have resulted in a variety of market leading tools, methodologies, indices, research, and analytical products. Fitch Ratings is part of Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services with operations in 30 countries, which also includes Fitch Solutions. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst. For additional information, please visit fitchratings.com.  

Nishimura & Asahi

Nishimura & Asahi is Japan’s largest law firm, covering all aspects of domestic and international business and corporate activity. Our firm has more than 900 professionals with a presence in over 22 locations* around the world. We understand our clients’ growing needs and our fully-integrated team of lawyers and professional staff are proud to share the same fundamental philosophy: an uncompromising commitment to excellence. We work with the most prominent Japanese and global corporations to find novel solutions for their industries most complex challenges. Through our firm’s domestic and global networks, we are ideally placed to provide our clients with a borderless one-stop service, from Japan to the world.

* Including some Associate and Alliance offices

Our fund finance practice regularly provides multilateral advice to domestic and international financial institutions as well as various types of funds, including private equity, infrastructure, and real estate funds. Our recent publications include the Japan chapter of Global Legal Insights - Fund Finance 2026 discussing legal issues in connection with fund finance in Japan.

西村あさひは、法の支配を礎とする豊かで公正な社会を実現することを基本使命に、世界22拠点で900名を超える国内外のプロフェッショナルが緊密に連携し、最高レベルのリーガルサービスをワンストップで提供する日本最大の国際的総合法律事務所です。私たちは、クライアントにとっての｢真の価値｣をもたらすべく、クライアントのビジネスを深く理解し、研ぎ澄まされた専門性に基づき、ビジネスニーズに即した総合的・戦略的なソリューションを提供しています。確固たるプロフェッショナル意識と知性に支えられた開拓精神をもって、いかなる局面でも｢Leading You Forward｣をお約束し、クライアントと社会の発展に貢献してまいります。

西村あさひのファンドファイナンスプラクティスでは、日々、国内外の金融機関やプライベートエクイティファンド、インフラファンド、不動産ファンドなど様々なタイプのファンドに対して、多角的なアドバイスを提供しております。直近の著作として、Global Legal Insights - Fund Finance 2026のJapan Chapterがあり、日本におけるファンドファイナンスに関する法的論点について取り上げております。