Bio

Bradley Edmister is a cross-border deal maker who represents global clients in international M&A and capital markets transactions. Fluent in Japanese, Bradley practiced in Tokyo for 10 years where he advised transactions throughout Asia. He handles a range of public and private M&A matters for both strategic and private equity clients, cross-border joint ventures, and global equity and debt capital markets transactions. Bradley has worked on high-profile deals across Asia including Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand, as well as throughout Europe and Latin America. He also advises clients on the cross-border securities aspects of public M&A transactions and advises investment banks with respect to fairness opinions. As a trusted advisor to major global companies, Bradley additionally coordinates general U.S. advice including disputes, trade sanctions and regulatory matters. In capital markets, he has advised on numerous global equity and debt offerings involving well-known Japanese companies and financial institutions. He is one of the preeminent advisors to J-REITs and listed Japanese infrastructure funds, regularly advising issuers and underwriters in global offerings for such entities. Bradley has taught U.S. law at Keio University Law School in Tokyo for over a decade and serves as a director on the boards of Japan Society in New York and the Japan-America Society of Greater Philadelphia.