Tim Burroughs Managing Editor ASIAN VENTURE CAPITAL JOURNAL

Tim Burroughs is managing editor of Asian Venture Capital Journal, having joined the publication in May 2011. He is responsible for all editorial content put out under the AVCJ brand, including Asian Venture Capital Journal, AVCJtv, AVCJ Awards and AVCJ.com. Tim previously spent five years at China Economic Review, serving as editor-in-chief and then editorial director. Located in Greater China since 2003, during which time he has lived in Beijing, Qingdao and Hong Kong, Tim has been a China-based contributor for publications including The Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, BBC and China Daily. Prior to moving to China, he trained and worked as a journalist in the UK. He was honored at the Society of Publishers in Asia awards in 2007, 2008 and 2010, and at the State Street Institutional Press Awards - Asia in 2012.

久保 達哉 マネージング・ディレクター ハーバーベスト・パートナーズ・ジャパン株式会社

2010年にマネージング・ディレクターとしてハーバーベスト・パートナーズに入社。ハーバーベスト・パートナーズ・ジャパンを東京で設立し、日本の機関投資家やジェネラルパートナーとの関係を築き、強化することに注力する。

前職では、フォートレス・インベストメント・グループにてマネージング・ディレクター兼ビジネスデベロップメントのヘッドとして日本を拠点とするビジネスをスタートさせる。それ以前は、20年間、日本の最大機関投資家の１つ、農林中央金庫にてオルタナティブ投資プログラムのセットアップに携わり、同ポートフォリオの運用ヘッドを務める。

1988年早稲田大学政治経済学部卒、1994年米国デューク大学経営大学院にてMBA取得。

喜田 昌和 運用業務担当理事 国立研究開発法人科学技術振興機構

2021年6月に国立研究開発法人科学技術振興機構運用業務担当理事に就任。1992年より農林中央金庫に勤務し、2017年よりオルタナティブ投資のグローバルヘッドとして、グローバルなプライベートエクイティ、インフラ、不動産、ヘッジファンド投資を統括。2019年4月からは常務執行役員として、同行のALMおよびアセットアロケーション、債券投資、株式投資を統括。京都大学経済学部卒。

Tim Burroughs Managing Editor ASIAN VENTURE CAPITAL JOURNAL

Tim Burroughs is managing editor of Asian Venture Capital Journal, having joined the publication in May 2011. He is responsible for all editorial content put out under the AVCJ brand, including Asian Venture Capital Journal, AVCJtv, AVCJ Awards and AVCJ.com. Tim previously spent five years at China Economic Review, serving as editor-in-chief and then editorial director. Located in Greater China since 2003, during which time he has lived in Beijing, Qingdao and Hong Kong, Tim has been a China-based contributor for publications including The Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, BBC and China Daily. Prior to moving to China, he trained and worked as a journalist in the UK. He was honored at the Society of Publishers in Asia awards in 2007, 2008 and 2010, and at the State Street Institutional Press Awards - Asia in 2012.

John Y.S. Lee パートナー レキシントン・パートナーズ

John Yong Suk Lee is a Partner responsible for the Asia business of Lexington Partners. Based in Hong Kong, he is primarily engaged in the origination and evaluation of secondary purchases of private equity investments in Asia.

Prior to joining Lexington in 2014, Mr. Lee was a Vice President in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley, where he executed numerous transactions for Asian corporate and financial sponsor clients as a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions team.

Mr. Lee graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. in Economics.

Kathy Reiland Investor INTEGRUM

Kathy Reiland is a member of the Investment Committee at Integrum.

Kathy has over thirty years of investment and acquisition experience most recently during her tenure at Standard Industries (“Standard”) and 40 North Management (“40 North”) and Evercore Partners (“Evercore”).

Kathy joined Standard and 40 North in 2016 as Head of Strategy and Development and a member of the executive leadership team. Standard is a privately held global industrial company with a broad array of investments, technologies and holdings including building materials assets and next-generation solar solutions. 40 North, a related investment business of Standard Industries, is a fundamentally based investment platform that takes concentrated, long-term positions across a range of sectors to create value for all stakeholders. During her tenure, Kathy was involved in both public and private investments totaling more than $10 billion in enterprise value and ranging from early to late stage including Braas Monier, W.R. Grace, Clariant, Hover, and Hippo.

Prior to joining Standard, Kathy spent eighteen years as a Senior Managing Director at Evercore, a global independent investment banking advisory firm, and Evercore Capital Partners, Evercore’s private equity platform. During that time, Kathy was a general partner of the private equity funds, and ultimately served as the Chief Operating Officer of the firm’s investment businesses that included private equity, traditional asset management and wealth management. Later, she served as head of Evercore’s international joint ventures in Asia. Kathy was involved in Evercore Capital Partner’s investments in Fidelity Information Services (FIS), Sedgwick, Bollinger, and Causeway Capital. In addition, Kathy was actively involved in Evercore’s diversity and recruiting efforts responsible for launching the Women’s Forum which was designed to establish relationship networks and training to position women for senior leadership roles.

Prior to joining Evercore, Kathy was a buy-side equity analyst at Sanford Bernstein and a consultant at Bain & Co.

Kathy earned her B.A. degree from Duke University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth.

Aaron Sack マネージング・ディレクター、モルガン・スタンレー・キャピタル・パートナーズ（MSCP）責任者 モルガン・スタンレー・インベストメント・マネジメント

2007年、モルガン・スタンレーに入社。それ以前は、2005年から2007年までアポロ・アドバイザーズにてプリンシパルを務めた。2003年から2005年までは、ゴールドマン・サックスのプリンシパル・インベストメント部門のバイス・プレジデントとして、産業および天然資源企業へのプライベート・エクイティ投資に注力。2000年から2003年までは、ゴールドマン・サックスのM&Aグループでアソシエイトを務めた。Impact FitnessおよびNivel Parts & Manufacturingの取締役。過去には24 Seven Inc.、Access Cash、CoAdvantage Inc.、Cadence Education、Creative Circle、EmployBridge、Hojeij Branded Foods、Learning Care Group、Pathway PartnersおよびManna Proの取締役を務めた。

ダートマス大学を優秀な成績で卒業（フルブライト奨学生）。ペンシルベニア大学ウォートンスクールにてMBA取得。

Michael Shedosky Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer AZIMUT

Michael Shedosky serves as Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer of AACP and has over two decades of relevant industry experience.

Prior to joining AACP, Mr. Shedosky was Managing Director and Head of GP Capital Solutions at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, responsible for executing GP Stake investments in private markets firms. Mr. Shedosky was previously a Managing Director at Wafra Inc. responsible for sourcing, structuring, and executing deals for ownership stakes in private equity firms around the world. During his fifteen-year tenure at Wafra, Mr. Shedosky co-founded its GP Stakes platform, led several GP Stake transactions with private equity firms, and was a member of the investment committee which approved 23 GP Stakes investments representing over $3.5 billion of invested capital. During this time, Mr. Shedosky was also responsible for providing Dyal Capital Partners with its initial seed investment and was seconded to the Dyal team where he worked on several of its early GP Stake transactions. Prior to joining Wafra, Mr. Shedosky held various roles at Pergament Advisors, Merrill Lynch, and Channel Capital Group.

Mr. Shedosky graduated from Hamilton College with a B.A. in Economics and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation.

Nobuyuki Inomata Head of Fund Investment Team, Alternative Investment Solution Department NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Nobuyuki joined Nomura in 2018 and has been responsible for strategic planning for alternative investment business and marketing. He is currently engaged in promotion of Japan private equity and venture capital investing, and planning and implementing ESG integration in Nomura's alternative investments.

He started his alternative investment career in 1992 when he joined Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. (JAIC) as a venture capitalist. His responsibilities at JAIC included fund planning and setup, investment management, client reporting, and management of its Singapore and Thailand local operations. Subsequently he joined Nikko Cordial Securities (now called SMBC Nikko Securities), where he took charge of intermediary business on alternative investment funds, before moving to Nomura.

Graduated from Waseda University (Japan), BA in Commerce.

喜多 慎一郎 （代表取締役/ シニア パートナー） ADVANTAGE PARTNERS

アドバンテッジパートナーズの日本バイアウトチームを統括。2003年にアドバンテッジパートナーズに参加後、コミュニティワン株式会社、株式会社カチタス、株式会社ネットプロテクションズ、株式会社やる気スイッチグループホールディングス、株式会社コスモライフ等への投資、経営支援を手掛けている。現在、マテリアルグループ株式会社、エナジーウィズ株式会社、株式会社NFCホールディングス、株式会社ネットジャパン、大宝工業株式会社等の非常勤取締役を務める。

AP参加前は、ベイン・アンド・カンパニー・ジャパンにて、自動車、金融、通信、食品、商社、ヘルスケアの経営戦略立案プロジェクトなどを担当。東京大学経済学部卒業。UCバークレービジネススクール修了（MBA経営学修士号取得）。

津田 敬太郎 パートナー 株式会社ロングリーチグループ

東京オフィスを拠点に、コンシューマー、製造業・産業テクノロジー、ビジネスサービス関連分野など幅広い分野での投資活動全般に従事。これまでにFCLコンポーネント（旧 富士通コンポーネント）、ジャパンシステム、ウェルネス・コミュニケーションズ、Blueship、nobitel（Dr.stretch）等への投資案件を担当。

ロングリーチグループ参画前は、ユニゾン・キャピタルのディレクターとしてソーシングから企業価値向上、エグジットまで様々な投資案件に従事。ユニゾン参画前は、10年間に渡りニューヨークを拠点に伊藤忠商事の北米本社である伊藤忠インターナショナルのディレクター等を務め、北米市場でバイアウトを行う200億円規模の社内プライベートエクイティ投資ユニットPrincipal Investments Groupの創設及び運営に従事、また北米金融部門及び機械部門のM&Aや戦略投資も担当。渡米前は米証券会社キャンター・フィッツジェラルド東京支店にて通貨オプション取引に従事。

早稲田大学社会科学部卒業、イリノイ大学アーバナ‧シャンペーン本校MBA修了

Yu Itoki Managing Director, Private and Growth Equity Investment GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Yu is a managing director in Growth and Corporate Equity within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, overseeing private equity and growth equity investments in Japan. Before joining Growth and Corporate Equity in 2021, he was a member of the Asian Special Situations Group, and before that, worked within the Principal Investment Area in the Merchant Banking Division. Yu joined Goldman Sachs in 2011 as an analyst in the Merchant Banking Division and was named managing director in 2023.

Yu serves on the Board of Directors of Bitkey, GO Inc., NIPPO Corporation and Rapyuta Robotics.

Yu earned a BA in Economics from the University of Tokyo in 2011.

T.J. Kono Partner UNISON CAPITAL

T.J. Kono joined Unison Capital in 2002. He has managed a number of investments in Japan since Unison’s first fund, then led Unison’s expansion to Korea as its founding member. Today, he serves as a member of both Japan and Korea Investment Committee. He has been involved in Unison’s investments in Drug Eleven (Japan), Mine-Mart (Japan), UCOM (Japan), Nexcon Technology (Korea), Gong cha (Korea)/Royal Tea Taiwan (Taiwan), and Forbes (Japan). In addition to investment role, he oversees Unison Group’s investor relations functions. Prior to Unison Capital, he worked at Merrill Lynch Japan.

Mr. Kono has a B.S/B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.

Stuart Wrigley Managing Director, Head of Client Solutions Group, Asia Pacific GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Stuart is head of the Client Solutions Group in Asia Pacific within Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He is responsible for the institutional and retail client businesses across alternative and traditional asset classes in the region. Prior to this, Stuart served as head of Alternatives Capital Markets & Strategy in Asia Pacific from 2019 to 2023, where he led alternatives capital raising across the region. From 2006 to 2019, Stuart was based in Dubai, where he was head of the Securities Division for the Middle East and North Africa and provided coverage to Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds. Before relocating to Dubai in 2006, he spent five years as an equity salesperson in London. Stuart joined Goldman Sachs in 2001 as an analyst, was named managing director in 2010 and partner in 2022.

Stuart earned a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Trinity College, Oxford University, in 2001.

Hideyuki Ishii Partner KPMG FAS CO., LTD.

Hideyuki has broad experience of corporate finance practices, mainly M&As and leads M&A deal originations and execution at KPMG.  So far He has led major Japanese companies‘ overseas acquisitions, multinational companies‘ investments into Japan, business divestitures for PE funds, industry consolidation transactions as well as tailor-made solutions for important corporate matters.  His broad industry experiences range from technologies, consumer products, industrials, business services, autoparts, renewable energy, real estate, financial services,  etc.

Before joining KPMG in 2016, being a senior member at a boutique M&A firm based in Japan, he built and led an Asia-Japan cross border M&A team and created overseas partner networks. 

From 2002 to 2013, he was an investment banker at UBS in Tokyo and New York, mainly covering major financial institution clients as well as multinational clients. 

Before 2002, he was a senior sell-side research analyst at Goldman Sachs in Japan after he started a professional career at Mizuho Bank.

LLM and Wharton Certificate, University of Pennsylvania Law School, US
Bachelor of Laws, Keio University, Japan

Yuki Kashiyama Partner, Investment Committee Member J-STAR CO., LTD.

Yuki Kashiyama's responsibilities include aki-japan, Genex, Shirayuki, Nakai Industrial, MWT Holdings, Sun Smile, Kugami Seiki, Tokai Trim and Primagest. Prior to joining J-STAR, Mr. Kashiyama exited from his business as founder of a biotechnology company in the U.S. and Chile, He has extensive experience in strategy, innovation management, business development and international operations. He began his career at Boston Consulting Group (“BCG”), where he worked on projects for business strategy, business development, marketing, business process re-engineering and post-merger integration in various industries such as technology, pharmaceutical and consumer goods. He received the “Consultant of the Year award” from BCG Japan. Mr. Kashiyama received an MBA from Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Tokyo.

秋山 翔平 チーフ・アドミニストレイティブ・オフィサー 日本産業推進機構（NSSK）

Shohei Akiyama is Partner, a member of NSSK’s five-person Management Committee and is Chief Administrative Officer (“CAO”) at NSSK and is responsible for all the operation functions in NSSK’s Business Support Team (including accounting, tax, legal and compliance functions). Prior to assuming his role as CAO, Shohei was a Director on the Investment Team and has been with NSSK since its founding. Before joining NSSK, Shohei was at JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd. in their Investment Banking Division. At J.P. Morgan, he was responsible for a number of major transactions for Japanese companies including cross-border M&A and global IPOs. He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo (B.A.).

Toshitaka (Taka) Shimizu Partner L CATTERTON

Toshitaka (Taka) Shimizu is a Partner in the Asia fund of L Catterton, leading buyout and growth investments in Japan since opening its Tokyo office in 2018. He has around 15 years of private equity experience. Prior to joining L Catterton in 2017, Mr. Shimizu worked at CLSA Capital Partners Sunrise Capital and Rising Japan Equity, focusing on consumer-oriented investments. He holds the Chartered Accountant qualification and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) / Commerce dual degree from the University of Queensland.

大岸 崇是 パートナー T CAPITAL

2007年にT Capital前身の東京海上キャピタルに参画以来、16年以上の投資経験を有する。主にサービス・小売業を中心に投資実行から経営支援、投資回収まで投資活動全般に従事。特にコンシューマーリテイル分野、建設/レンタル分野で高い知見を有する。また、新規案件開拓の推進を統括している。

T Capital参画前は、三井住友信託銀行にて金融商品開発、リテール事業企画などに従事し、その後A.T.KEARNEYにて金融機関・総合商社の新規参入戦略の策定、リストラ支援などに従事。神戸大学法学部卒業。

赤池 敦史 代表取締役 日本共同代表 パートナー シーヴィーシー・ アジア・パシフィック・ジャパン株式会社

2015 年 CVC に入社、東京オフィス共同代表として国内におけるプライベート・エクイティ投資事業を率いる。CVC キャピタル・パートナーズのアジア投資役員会およびボードメンバーも務める。CVC 入社以前は、アドバンテッジパートナーズにおいて 11 年以上にわたりシニア・パートナーを勤め、テレコム・メディア・テクノロジー領域を含む幅広い分野での投資案件を主導。それ以前は、マッキンゼー・アンド・カンパニーおよびプライスウォーターハウスクーパースにて勤務。東京大学工学部にて学士課程、修士課程修了、コロラド・スクール・オブ・マインズ鉱山工学博士課程修了。

Takaomi Tomioka Managing Director, Co-Head CARLYLE JAPAN

Takaomi Tomioka is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Carlyle Japan advisory team. He is based in Tokyo.

Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Tomioka worked at General Electric (GE) Capital Corporation from 1998 to2003. While at GE, he served as Director and Representative at GE Equity Japan, a private equity arm of GE. While at GE Equity Japan, Mr. Tomioka was responsible for the investment and management of portfolio companies. He served at the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan from 1985 to 1998, including nine years of corporate financing in the United States and Japan. He initiated advisory services for Qualicaps, Solasto Corp. (formerly N.I.C. Corp), Oyatsu Company Ltd., Sunsho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Meisui Bijin Factory Co., Ltd. (formerly Kyushu GGC Ltd.), AOI TYO Holdings Inc., Rigaku Corporation and Orion Breweries, Ltd.

He is currently a board member at Orion Breweries, Ltd., Rigaku Corporation and IWASAKI ELECTRIC CO.,LTD.

Mr. Tomioka received his B.A. in law at Waseda University and his MBA at New York University.

原 敬信 Partner EQT

Takanobu Hara is a Partner in the EQT Private Capital Asia team. Takanobu worked for BPEA from 2019 until 2022, when the company joined forces with EQT and was renamed BPEA EQT (now EQT).

Prior to joining BPEA, Takanobu worked at Morgan Stanley in Tokyo. He brings wealth of experience in both investment banking and private equity in Japan which includes his tenure at Advent International and Ripplewood Japan.

Takanobu began his career at the Industrial Bank of Japan (currently Mizuho Bank).

 Takanobu holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Keio University.

Masaki Nakamura Managing Director KKR

Masaki Nakamura (Tokyo) joined KKR in 2014 and is a member of the Private Equity Health Care and Semiconductor industry teams. Mr. Nakamura originally joined KKR Capstone and transitioned to the Private Equity team in Tokyo. From2019 to 2020, he worked on KKR’s US Health Care Investment team in Menlo Park. At KKR, he has been involved with the investments such as PHC Holdings(formerly Panasonic Healthcare), KOKUSAI ELECTRIC (formerly Hitachi Kokusai Electric), and Bushu Pharma. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Kokusai Electric and Bushu Pharma. Prior to KKR, he was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company in their Tokyo, Stuttgart and New Jersey offices, where he was a member of the health care practice. He holds a degree in Medicine (M.D.) from University of Tokyo.

Jun Tsusaka CEO, CIO and Chairperson of the ESG Committee NSSK

Jun Tsusaka is CEO, CIO and Chairperson of the ESG Committee of Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko Ltd. (NSSK), an investment firm established in 2014 and focused on Japan’ s middle market. NSSK currently manages five investment funds (including its flagship fund and regional impact funds) on behalf of Japanese and international government and private sector pension plans, institutional investors, endowments and family offices.

Prior to Founding NSSK, from 2006, Jun Tsusaka was a Global Partner, Investment Committee Member and Partner Selection Committee Member for TPG Capital and was responsible for establishing and building up the Japan investment and operating team, which make up the core of NSSK today.

Jun Tsusaka is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School and has an Advanced Management Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from MIT. He is a former Business Trustee of Japan’s Bankruptcy Court, is a member of the Keizai Doyukai and Seiwajuku and the President of the Harvard Club of Japan.

崔 勇 パートナー、東京 ADAMS STREET PARTNERS

崔は、投資家とのリレーションシップマネジメントを担当し、プライベート・エクイティーのポートフォリオの管理、プライベート・エクイティ・プログラムのモニタリング等を担当する。また、顧客ポートフォリオの構築、様々なファンド・オブ･ファンズ・プログラムやセパレート・アカウントのモニタリング等に従事する。運用コンサルタントとの窓口として、関係構築等に従事する。

ASPに入社する以前は、UBSグローバル・アセット・マネジメント（その前身を含む）に15年超在籍し、マネージング・ディレクター、機関投資家営業本部共同本部長　執行役員年金営業部長等を務めた。シニア･メンバーとして年金をはじめとする機関投資家、運用コンサルタントとの関係構築や営業推進を担当した。

1990年から1998年まで日本長期信用銀行に属し、外為、コーポレート・ファイナンス、ファイナンス対象企業の調査・デューデリジェンス、顧客との関係構築等を担当した。

公益社団法人日本証券アナリスト協会検定会員

林 智子 マネージング・ディレクター、プライベート・アセット運用部 オリックス生命保険株式会社

Noriko Hayashi is Managing Director, Head of Private Equity at ORIX Life Insurance Corporation.

She has been involved in framework building, implementing, portfolio construction and management of a global private markets program for institutional investors with primary focus on Private Equity; currently at ORIX Life Insurance Corporation, previously at Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) and firstly at Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd., since 2000. She started her career at Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (MUFG Bank, Ltd.) where she covered Corporate Finance and Operational Improvement in commercial banking business.

She received a B.A. in Law from Kyoto University.

宮島 英昭 早稲田大学 常任理事 早稲田大学 商学学術院教授

Hideaki Miyajima (PhD, Waseda University) is professor at Faculty of Commerce, Waseda University. He is currently Executive Vice President (Financial Affairs) at Waseda University, Faculty Fellow at Research Institute of Economy, Trade & Industry (RIETI), and Advisor at Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS). He has participated in numerous committee and research groups in Japanese government (Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). He has also consulted to various institutions including Financial Service Agency, Cabinet Office, Tokyo Stock Exchange, the World Bank. His research covers the analysis of Japanese economy, corporate finance, corporate governance, M&A, and business-government relationship. His work appeared in Review of Financial Studies, Journal of banking and Finance, Corporate Governance: International Journal, Journal of Internal and Japanese Economies, Benchmarking: International Journal, among others. He also published several edited volumes such as Corporate Governance in Japan, Oxford University Press, Changes and Continuity in Japan, Routledge Curzon Press, Policies for Competitiveness, Oxford University Press.

Tad (Takeshi) Fukushima Chief Investment Officer THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO

Tad (Takeshi) Fukushima, CFA, CAIA, is Chief Investment Officer of The University of Tokyo. Prior to joining UTokyo in 2023, he was CIO/Managing Director of BlackRock Japan. He previously served as CIO/Managing Director of leading asset management companies including Meiji Yasuda Asset Management and Deutsche Trust Bank after his career as a senior fund manager at Nikko Investment Trust. Tad earned an MBA in finance and international business from Columbia Business School in New York, and a BA degree in Journalism from Sophia University.

秦 由佳 ファンド投資室長/マネージング・ディレクター　 株式会社産業革新投資機構

リスクキャピタルの供給を通じた日本の産業競争力の強化、およびPE・VC投資のエコシステムへの醸成に貢献することを志し、2020年7月、産業革新投資機構に入社。それ以前は、ニッセイアセットマネジメントにて、プライベート・エクイティ投資の共同ヘッドとして、欧州中小型バイアウト、GPマイノリティー出資、セカンダリー、国内VC投資を主に担当。また、野村アセットマネジメント及び野村プライベート・エクイティ・キャピタル（NPEC）に9年間在籍し、投資委員会メンバーとして、NPECが運用するファンド及び口座のグローバル投資案件の評価・意思決定に携わると共に、アジアのチームヘッドとしてアジア地域のプライベート・エクイティ・ファンドの発掘・分析・関係構築を担当した。

証券アナリスト協会検定会員。

慶応義塾大学環境情報学部卒、HEC経営大学院（フランス）にてMBA取得。

福島 智史 ディレクター グロービス・キャピタル・パートナーズ

ヘルスケア・ライフスタイル領域を中心とする課題解決型のスタートアップに投資。主な投資先にメドレー(4480)、AIメディカルサービス、カケハシ、SDP、ホワイトプラス、justInCase、よりそう等。投資活動と並行し6号ファンド（400億円）組成における主担当を務める。2014年のグロービス・キャピタル・パートナーズ入社以前はドイツ証券株式会社にてソフトバンク等の資金調達、クロスボーダーM&Aの提案・執行業務に従事。2007年東京大学経済学部卒。

Aya Tanaka Partner, Director, Asia ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ

Aya Tanaka focuses on expanding our network in APAC. In collaboration with our LPnetwork, Aya also drives our initiatives in fostering innovation within the region.Previously she worked at Blackstone Group and Wellington Management as a trustedinvestment advisor for some of the world largest institutional asset owners in the APAC.She received Sloan Fellow MBA degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technologyand Bachelor of Economics from Kobe University, Japan. She also holds the CharteredFinancial Analyst designation.

片岡 正史 オルタナティブ投資部 イノベーション投資室長 第一生命保険株式会社

Masashi Kataoka is General Manager of Alternative Investment Department at Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company. Prior to his current role, he had led various teams since 2014; hedge fund investment, PE fund investment, infrastructure fund investment, venture fund and direct investment team. He worked 4 years until 2014 at Dai-ichi Life’s NY office and led the manager selection / due diligence practice as well as strategic activities with US asset managers. Since joining Dai-ichi Life in 1997, he has about 20-year-experience in investment related sections including Investment Planning Department where he engaged in the asset allocation of entire Dai-ichi Life’s general account asset. He also has an experience working at an US based hedge fund as a trainee in 2007. He earned Bachelor of Economics in Keio University.

Kiichiro DeLuca Head of Research WERU INVESTMENT

Kiichiro is a venture capitalist at WERU Investment, the oldest university affiliated venture capital firm in Japan. He leads investment research at the firm, covering a broad range of technology and industry domains. He serves on the board of multiple portfolio companies including LeoLabs and Confidencial, leading startups in the space and cybersecurity domains.

 Prior to joining WERU Investment, Kiichiro led technology-focused business development efforts at startups in the US and Japan. He began his career as an aerospace engineer working on spacecraft development at NASA/JPL and industry. Kiichiro holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering with Highest Honors from Georgia Tech

Yutaro Saka Partner JAFCO

Yutaro Saka joined JAFCO in 2012. His main investments include Money Forward, Chartwork, and WACUL. He was ranked No.2 in 2017 and No.9 in 2021 on the Forbes Japan's Midas List of most influential venture capital investors in Japan.

Other than investment operations, he has experience serving as CFO of a portfolio company and, as a member of the business development team, he has built the respective foundation of the current sales/marketing, HR, and back-office support operations. He has been Partner since June 2022.

Christopher Kojima Global Head of Capital Solutions GENERAL ATLANTIC

Chris is Global Head of Capital Solutions and a member of the Executive Committee at General Atlantic. He leads the firm’s global client franchise, overseeing capital partnering, client solutions, strategic partnerships, new business development, and capital formation activities across General Atlantic’s investment strategies that today span global growth equity, private credit, climate transition, and infrastructure solutions.

Previously, Chris was a Partner of Goldman Sachs, where he worked for over 28 years. He founded or led many of the firm's businesses in alternative investments, including its external-manager investing strategies in private equity, secondaries, private credit, real assets, GP stakes, and hedge funds. Most recently, Chris led the global client franchise and capital formation activities for Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management, across firm’s alternative investments and public market investing platforms. He served on many of Goldman Sachs’ firm-wide commercial, people, or investment committees, including its Partnership Committee, Global Inclusion & Diversity Committee, and Firmwide Client Franchise Committee.

Chris is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, has served as Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, and is a frequent commentator and writer on alternative investments and asset management. Actively engaged in education and the arts, Chris also serves on the boards of Cambridge in America, The Juilliard School, Collegiate School, and the Leadership Council of Harvard Law School. Originally from the Canadian midwest, he today lives with his family in New York City.

ジム ヴェルべーテン "パートナー" BAIN & COMPANY

ベイン東京オフィスのプライベートエクイティとファイナンシャルインベスタープラクティスのリーダー。20年以上にわたり、プライベートエクイティクライアントの多岐にわたる業界におけるデューデリジェンスや、ポートフォリオ企業のファンド戦略や業績改善を中心に幅広いテーマでクライアントを支援しています。ベインが毎年発行しているJapan Private Equity Reportの責任者。ベインのアムステルダムオフィスに1999年に入社。2007年以来、東京オフィスを拠点にクライアントを支援しています。

大和 梓 "パートナー" BAIN & COMPANY

プライベートエクイティとの金融投資家プラクティスにおけるエキスパートであり、日本、アメリカ、オーストラリアの多岐にわたる業界やテーマにおけるコンサルティングをクライアントに提供してきました。主にプライベートエクイティクライアントのデューデリジェンスや買収後の価値創造のためのプロジェクトを多数手がけています。

国際基督教大学教養学部卒業、ハーバード大学大学院修士課程修了後、ベインに参画。 ペンシルバニア大学ウォートンスクールにて経営学修士課程（MBA）、同大学ローダーインスティチュートにて国際学・中国語専攻修士課程を修了。

Yiqing Wang Managing Editor, M&A and ECM, APAC MERGERMARKET

Yiqing Wang is the Managing Editor for M&A and ECM, APAC, at Mergermarket. Ms. Wang is leading a team of dedicated journalists across APAC regions to cover PE/VC fundraising, M&A transactions, PE buyouts and exits,etc. 

She has been an investigative M&A reporter and researcher since 2009, writing industry news ranging from healthcare, new energy and financial service, etc. 

Ms. Wang achieved her master's degree of multilingual multicultural studies from New York University.

Steven Wang Founder & CEO HIGHLIGHT CAPITAL

Mr. Steven Wang is Founder & CEO of HLC and a visiting professor of Tsinghua University. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the medical industry and healthcare investment and focuses exclusively on healthcare services, medical device and pharmaceutical sectors. Before founding HLC, he is former senior partner and investment committee member of CDH. Prior to CDH, Mr. Wang served at Avenue Capital, Lehman Brothers (London) and Becton Dickinson Group. Over the last ten years, Mr. Wang was responsible for transactions totaling more than 1.5 billion dollars, including mergers & acquisitions, restructuring of publicly listed companies, growth and early stage investments.

Saurabh Chatterjee Managing Director CHRYSCAPITAL ADVISORS

Saurabh Chatterjee is a Managing Director at ChrysCapital where he leads the Fundraising function, and is also a voting member of the firm’s investment committee. Prior to joining ChrysCapital in 2016, he was with Providence Equity Partners’ investment team, where he covered the TMT sectors. Before Providence, he worked at the Boston Consulting Group and CIVC Partners, a Chicago-based middle market private equity firm. Saurabh received an MBA from Kellogg School of Management and a BA in Economics from Carleton College.

Lisa Sun Managing Director, Co-Head of the Secondaries and Liquidity Solutions BLACKROCK

Lisa Sun is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Secondaries and Liquidity Solutions (SLS) team at BlackRock. She is a member of the SLS Investment Committee and is responsible for all aspects of the SLS business including investment strategy, deal sourcing, structuring and execution, portfolio construction, risk management and business development/capital formation.

Prior to joining BlackRock, Lisa was an Investment Principal at Coller Capital, a global private capital secondaries firm, where she was responsible for origination, diligence and execution of secondary deals across a variety of structures including LP portfolios, GP-led continuation vehicles, single asset transactions, co-investments, fund preferred equity and corporate/captive team spinouts.

Prior to Coller Capital, Lisa worked at TPG Capital in Hong Kong covering Asia buyout and growth equity, and at Goldman Sachs in New York in the natural resources investment banking team.

Lisa graduated with an MBA from Harvard Business School, and has a dual degree Bachelor of Science from the Wharton School and Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts & Sciences as part of the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business from the University of Pennsylvania.

髙田 創一 プライベートエクイティ運用部長 東京海上アセットマネジメント株式会社

1991年に東京海上火災保険株式会社（現東京海上日動火災保険株式会社）入社。国際投資部にてユーロ円債、海外融資担当を経て海外企画、海外委託資産のマネージャー選定・管理に従事。1995年より日本輸出入銀行（現国際協力銀行）へ出向し海外プロジェクトファイナンスに従事。1997年より東京海上火災保険投資部にて、プライベートエクイティ、ヘッジファンド、インフラファンド、新興国カントリーファンド、ＣＤＯ/ＣＬＯ等のオルタナティブ投資に従事。1998年より東京海上キャピタル株式会社にて国内のバイアウト・ベンチャー投資に従事、欧米のPEファンドでの実務経験も積む。2001年より東京海上火災保険金融開発部にてオルタナティブ投資に従事。2002年より東京海上アセットマネジメント投信株式会社にて内外プライベートエクイティファンド投資のアドバイザリー業務に従事。内外のPEファンドのアドバイザーを務める。 

ハーバード大学経済学部卒業。LP研究会運営委員。 

Ian Anderson Managing Director, Credit & Markets KKR

Ian Anderson (London) joined KKR in 2014 and is a Managing Director in the Credit & Markets business. He serves as a portfolio manager for the firm’s private credit funds and portfolios and as a member of the European Private Credit Investment Committee. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Anderson was a vice president at Lazard in the corporate finance department, advising a diverse range of European and global corporate clients on M&A transactions and restructurings. Previously, Mr. Anderson worked at Key Capital, an Irish boutique capital markets and asset management firm. Mr. Anderson holds a first class degree in Engineering from Dublin University, Trinity College and is a CFA Charterholder.

Rafael Torres Co-Head Pan-European Private Debt MUZINICH & CO

Rafael is responsible for Muzinich’s Private Debt business in Iberia, co-head of the European business, and a member of the firm’s private debt investment committee.

Prior to joining the firm 4 years ago, he spent 9 years originating, analyzing and executing mezzanine / hybrid capital investments in Southern Europe for Hutton Collins, where he led and/or was involved in transactions such as Everis, Aquafil and Caffé Nero, amongst others. Prior to this, he spent 2 years at midmarket Spanish private equity firm Mercapital, and 5 years in European Leveraged Finance at Merrill Lynch.

Jeffrey Lau CIO of Private Credit & Special Situations, Partner PRIMAVERA CAPITAL GROUP

Jeffrey is a Partner and CIO of Credit Investments at Primavera Capital Group, and chairs the firm’s Credit Investment Committee. Prior to joining Primavera, Jeffrey led and managed private investments in partnership with leading sovereign wealth funds, corporates and family offices. He was an investor and director of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group between 2012 and 2017. Previously, Jeffrey worked at Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, The Blackstone Group and Morgan Stanley. Jeffrey earned his AB in Social Studies from Harvard University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude and as a John Harvard Scholar. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Paul Ford Partner, Deal Advisory, Head of Private Equity KPMG FAS CO., LTD.

Paul Ford leads KPMG Japan’s Private Equity Deal Advisory and Transaction Services practices, with over 20 years of deal execution and industry experience in Japan, Hong Kong and Canada.  In this capacity, Paul directly acts for global private equity clients operating in Japan, and leads KPMG’s broader support of domestic Japanese private equity funds and their portfolio companies.  Paul also focuses on the technology sector more broadly, helping Japanese technology leaders such as Rakuten and SoftBank execute their global M&A program.

Paul also leads KPMG’s Japan Deal Advisory digital transformation initiative and ASPAC Value Creation Center of Excellence, exploring how data and analytics can transform the insights KPMG delivers to clients in-deal and post-deal, in particular to help private equity clients identify hidden value attributes during the diligence phase and execute the value creation agenda post-deal.

In addition to 15 years with KPMG, Paul has held executive management roles in the PE and technology industries, including the senior Finance role in a venture-backed life sciences software company. Paul is a permanently Japan-based partner of KPMG FAS Co., Ltd.

Jesper Koll Executive Director MONEX GROUP & JAPAN CATALYST FUND

Jesper Koll has been researching and investing in Japan since becoming a resident in 1986.Over the past two decades, Jesper has been recognized as one of the top Japan strategists/economists, having worked as Chief Strategist and Head of Research for U.S. investment banks J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch. He currently serves as Expert Director for the Monex Group and the Japan Catalyst Fund (Japan’s 1stretail investor based corporate engagement/activist fund). His analysis and insights have earned him a position on several Japanese government and corporate advisory committees, including Governor Yuriko Koike’s Advisory Board. Jesper serves as Board Director of OIST, the Okinawa Institute for Science and Technology and is a Founder of the Asia Society Japan and heads their Policy Committee. He is one of the few non-Japanese members of the Keizai Doyukai, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives. He has written three books in Japanese and, in 2021, created the video/pod-cast series “Japan - Capitalism that works”. 

Jesper is an economist, angel-investor, patron; and yes, a Japan Optimist. 

Nels Hansen Partner WHITE & CASE

Nels Hansen is a partner in our Corporate/M&A practice group, based in Tokyo. He has helped clients complete hundreds of billions of dollars in completed mergers and acquisitions, hostile or contested transactions, investments and joint ventures, acting primarily for technology, media and telecommunications companies, energy-related companies and private equity and venture capital funds.

He also has assisted numerous targets of activist shareholder situations in the US and Japan. This experience, together with mandates on behalf of engagement and/or activist hedge funds themselves in the US and Japan, helps our Tokyo team to guide Japanese and international clients in activist shareholder situations with a uniquely global perspective and understanding of both sides of the table.

His assistance of international clients with public and private company targeted M&A in the US, Japan and Europe, and private equity and venture capital investment in Asia, Europe and the US, form the core of his practice. In 2018, the FT Innovative Lawyers Asia-Pacific Awards selected Nels as a 'Commended' lawyer in the 'Accessing New Capital and Markets' category for assisting a client in a combined venture capital and project financing.

Nels has served on the Japanese Law Translation Council of the Ministry of Justice since April 2020. Since 2015, Nels has served at Keio Law School as the lecturer for the course "M&A and Strategic Alliances." Nels previously worked in Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry and at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade & Industry.

He is a member of the Tokyo Bar Association.

Nicholas Smith Japan Strategist CLSA

Nicholas Smith has ranked No.1 for Japan strategy in Asiamoney’s Brokers Poll eight years in a row from 2013 to 2020 then a ninth time in 2022. He writes a popular weekly strategy report called Benthos, whose name means the creatures that live at the bottom of the sea - reflecting a value-oriented and activist slant to the market as well as his passion for deep diving. Nicholas has been in Japan since 1987, covering Japanese equities since 1990. He first came to Japan as British Universities and Royal Navy & Royal Marines judo champion, before joining Jardine Fleming Securities in the tumult of 1990. During his 10 years there, he ranked No.1 in the chemicals & oil sector and was head of the global oil & chemicals team. He then worked for four years in hedge funds, making investments across all sectors. Nicholas joined CLSA in 2011. He has a BSc in Physics from London University and is fluent in Japanese.

Toby Rodes Co-Founder KANAME CAPITAL

Toby Rodes co-founded Kaname Capital in 2018 to bring deep fundamental analysis and engaged ownership to Japanese small caps, a deep pool of operationally capable companies with strong product focus that too frequently suffer a material valuation discount because of substandard governance practices. Passive and conflicted "allegiant" shareholders have simply refused to hold boards accountable across the market cap spectrum for delivering on their potential ROE, a core reason for Japan's multi decade economic malaise. Kaname aspires to be a thoughtful, involved, and long-term "principal" owner of quality businesses with substantial valuation rerating potential. Prior to co-founding Kaname, Toby spent 12 years at Boston based institutional manager GMO in the Fundamental Active Team, where he managed roughly $4bn in both large and small cap equities in Japan. His greatest professional interest has always been in the small cap discipline where his Japanese language skills and ability to create relationships with management teams led to an informational advantage. His professional career started in the “Think Tank” trenches of Washington DC before moving to Japan from 1993 to 2004, first as a Rotary Japan Ambassadorial Scholar and later for graduate work at Keio University, Tokyo. His investment career started in equity research at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and Nikko Salomon Smith Barney in Tokyo where he led some high-profile IPOs but determined his calling was the buyside. After ten years of living in Japan, he attended the Harvard Kennedy School in 2003 which served as an intellectual bridge to GMO. He is presently spending half the year in Japan as well as serving on the Japan Society of Boston’s Board of Directors.

Pamela Fung Executive Director MORGAN STANLEY ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT PARTNERS

Pamela Fung is an Executive Director for Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners Private Equity Fund of Funds group, and leads AIP's Asian investment activities. She has 15 years of industry experience. Prior to AIP, Pamela was a consultant with McKinsey's corporate finance practice in Hong Kong; she has also worked for Monitor Group and Lehman Brothers. Pamela has Business and Law degrees (first class honors) from the University of Hong Kong and an M.B.A. with honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Cindy Yan Senior Managing Director, Direct Investing, Equities ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN

Cindy Yan leads the direct and co-investment activities and portfolio management for Ontario Teachers' in Asia Pacific. She is based in Ontario Teachers' Hong Kong office.

She has over two decades of combined experience in Private Equity, Management Consulting and Corporate Operations and General Management. Prior to joining Ontario Teachers, Cindy was a Partner with Advantage Partners, an Asia focused mid-cap buyout firm, where she led various buyout and late-stage growth investments in Asia and Japan/Asia cross-border value creation for the Japanese portfolio companies. The investments are across Technology, Consumer, Services (Consumer & Business), Health/Wellness, and various Industrial sectors. Prior to that, she worked at Boston Consulting Group and the 999 Group.

Cindy holds a BA from Sichuan International Studies University and MBA from Harvard Business School.

Edward J. Grefenstette President, CEO & CIO THE DIETRICH FOUNDATION

Edward J. Grefenstette serves as President/CEO and Chief Investment Officer of The Dietrich Foundation, a ~$1.5 billion charitable foundation that was formed following the passing of William S. Dietrich II in October 2011. The Dietrich Foundation primarily supports higher education institutions and other civic and charitable organizations in Western Pennsylvania. Ed previously served as Treasurer/Chief Investment Officer of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), where he was responsible for managing its endowment and tax-exempt debt program. Prior to CMU, he co-founded a small-cap private equity fund, following seven years in investment banking and law. He earned his AB in Economics with honors from Georgetown University, a Juris Doctor with honors from Georgetown University Law Center, and an MBA in Finance and Strategy with honors from CMU. He currently serves as a trustee, director and/or investment committee member of CMU, the University of Pittsburgh (IC chair), and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). He is a past director/trustee of The Hillman Company, and The Hillman Family Foundations, as well as a former advisory board member of Commonfund Capital.

Yelin Wen Investment Officer ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

Yelin Wen, investment officer, joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in February 2016. Yelin’s main responsibilities include monitoring, sourcing, evaluating and recommending potential new buyout, venture, real estate, energy managers in the illiquid space. Yelin also present investment performance and strategy at investment committee meetings.

Previously, Yelin was a vice president with the J.P. Morgan Asia NY Investor team. In this role she executed brokerage trades, developed investment ideas and recommendations, and explored private equity opportunities for investors. She also served as a credit default swap broker with Cantor Fitzgerald, a sales and product manager with Intercontinental Exchange, and a credit trader with J.P. Morgan.

Yelin earned BA degrees in both economics and mathematics from the University of Virginia, and received the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in September 2011.

Yelin lives in New York City with her husband and daughters and enjoys golf and travel.