Rintaro Hirano

Rintaro focuses on Japanese-law debt finance, with particular depth in leveraged finance and private credit, alongside a strong track record in energy, infrastructure and real estate financing.

He has extensive experience on complex financing transactions supporting private equity acquisitions, M&A and large‑scale projects, and is frequently involved in transactions that combine global sponsor requirements with complex Japanese-law structures.

Rintaro regularly supports financial institutions, funds and corporate clients, including banks, private equity sponsors, developers and infrastructure investors. His work helps clients deploy capital efficiently in Japan’s evolving private equity, leveraged finance and energy and infrastructure markets, balancing commercial objectives with the technical demands of Japanese-law financing. Rintaro is also well-known for his ability to support international lenders, sponsors and investors navigating the Japanese market, particularly where transactions involve non‑recourse or limited‑recourse structures, project finance and asset‑backed financing.

Rintaro’s experience spans a wide range of sectors, including data centers, renewable and conventional power, infrastructure assets and real estate, and includes work on both milestone projects and cross‑border financings.