Mitsuru Tanizawa
InvestorInvestment Committee Member at Topaz Capital · Executive Director at Fair Finance Fund
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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About
Part-time director and investment committee member since 2013; an attorney involved in capital raising and securitization at Nishimura & Asahi, later founding Tanizawa Law Office. Holds a law degree from the University of Tokyo and an LL.M from Columbia.
Experience
- Kurihara Gakuen GroupChairmancurrent2013 — present日本 神奈川県 横浜
- TOPAZ CAPITAL, INC.Investment Committee Membercurrent2013 — present
- Nishimura & AsahiAssociate2005 — 2011
- Morgan StanleyAssociate at Financial Industry Group of IBD2008 — 2009
- Financial Services Agency of JapanDeputy Director of International Division & Basel II Implementation Group2003 — 2005
- Nishimura & AsahiAssociate2000 — 2003
Skills & more
Corporate LawCorporate GovernanceLegal ResearchLegal WritingCorporate FinanceSecuritiesLegal AdviceInternational Law
- 弁護士 — 第一東京弁護士会
From Mitsuru's professional profile.
Colleagues at Topaz Capital
Hiroyuki Ichikawa
External Member of the Board at Topaz Capital
Jin Kusanagi
Executive Officer, Managing Director at Topaz Capital
Jin Ogasawara
Associate at Topaz Capital
Katsura Kusamoto
Executive Officer, COO at Topaz Capital
Kazuya Kageyama
Director at Topaz Capital
Ken Niimura
Co-Founder, President & CEO at Topaz Capital
Kiyoto Matsuda
Co-Founder, Chairman at Topaz Capital
Kodai Yaeta
Associate at Topaz Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mitsuru Tanizawa?
- Part-time director and investment committee member since 2013; an attorney involved in capital raising and securitization at Nishimura & Asahi, later founding Tanizawa Law Office. Holds a law degree from the University of Tokyo and an LL.M from Columbia.
- Where does Mitsuru Tanizawa work?
- Mitsuru Tanizawa is Investment Committee Member at Topaz Capital.
- Where did Mitsuru Tanizawa go to school?
- Mitsuru Tanizawa studied at Columbia Law School (Master of Laws (LLM)); The University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Laws - LLB).
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