Connecting Japan, Spain and Latin America: Opportunities for Cross-Border Investment

Dear SpCCJ Members and Friends,

Building meaningful business and institutional ties between Japan and Latin America demands sustained strategic effort, given the geographic distance, cultural diversity, regulatory frameworks, and distinct market conditions across the regions. Nevertheless, the growing volume of cross-border activity and global capital flows presents strong momentum and concrete opportunities for collaboration.

We invite you to join us for an exclusive seminar convening leading legal and business experts from Japan, Spain, and Latin America to examine current trends in Japanese outbound investment, the strategic role of Spain as a gateway to Latin American markets, and key legal considerations when structuring international investments.

Organized by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, and Pérez-Llorca, with the participation of IE University, this seminar aims to further reinforce the economic and institutional bridge among the three regions.

Eligibility and Registration

Participation is strictly limited to corporate legal department professionals and practicing legal professionals. All registrations will be reviewed individually to ensure relevance and maintain the professional integrity of the event.

Event Details

Event Details
Date: 26 November
Time: 18:00 – 21:00 JST
Venue: Embassy of Spain in Japan, 1-3-29 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032

Speakers

Fausto Romero-Miura

Partner, Pérez-Llorca
Fausto Romero-Miura joined Pérez-Llorca in 2000 and became a partner in January 2007. He is also in charge of the firm’s Asian Desk. In 2004, Fausto went on secondment to Dewey Ballantine LLP in New York, where he joined the Project Finance team and worked on various international real estate and project finance transactions in LatAm.

Fausto has extensive experience in advising national and international clients on all types of transactions related to the real estate market, including the financing, development, execution and acquisition of projects in the real estate, infrastructure and energy fields, including mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. He is also very active advising hedge funds and investment funds on all types of acquisitions in Spain (NPLs, corporate debt, corporate stakes, portfolios of assets, etc.).

His main clients are national and international investors, banks, investment funds, hedge funds, sponsors, industrial companies and national and international developers.

Pablo Hontoria

Partner, Pérez-Llorca
Pablo Hontoria joined Pérez-Llorca in 2011. In 2015, he participated in the opening of Pérez-Llorca’s New York office, where he worked until 2017. Between 2018 and 2020, Pablo worked as an international associate in the New York office of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. In 202,0 he returned to the Madrid office and, since the beginning of 2023, after its opening, he has been in charge of Pérez-Llorca’s Singapore office.

Pablo specialises in advising domestic and international clients on mergers and acquisitions, transfers of assets and business units, as well as corporate law and corporate governance matters. He advises both funds and industrial groups on transnational transactions in sectors such as energy, infrastructure, software and food.

While at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York as an international associate, he was involved in M&A and venture capital transactions, both in the United States and internationally, with a special focus on the Latin American market.

Recently, he has been involved in the transactions led by the firm’s New York and Madrid offices and has participated in and led a number of significant transactions in the US, Asia-Pacific and Spanish markets in recent years.

Yas Fuke

Partner, AMT Law
Yas Fuke is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and a member of the Latin American Desk. To support the business growth of both international and domestic clients, he handles M&A and other transactions, deals with various business regulations, and provides advice on general corporate legal matters such as corporate and labor law. He has extensive experience with a wide range of corporate matters, particularly cross-border transactions, and is well-versed in legal practices investing in Latin American countries.