Partners Group appoints Japan head

Tanahashi joined Partners in April this year as a senior vice president at the GP's Tokyo office. His team is expected to sharpen its focus on exploiting improved sentiment for PE in domestic business culture.

"Institutional investors in Japan are increasingly turning to private markets asset classes such as private equity and private infrastructure as an attractive source of returns in a low-growth environment," Tanahashi said in a statement. "It is my belief that many of them will choose to work with a global investment manager capable of providing a comprehensive private markets solution and with industry-leading ESG credentials."

Prior to joining Partners, Tanahashi was CEO at Ark Totan Alternative, and also worked for Ant Capital, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Tokyo, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Bank, and the Research Institute for Pensions and Policies on Aging.

Partners Group claims about EUR57 billion ($67.3 billion) in assets under management across private equity, private real estate, private infrastructure and private debt. Last month, it closed its largest fund to date with EUR6 billion in LP commitments and a mandate to target mid-market and select large-cap companies globally across a range of sectors.

The firm opened its Japan office in 2007. Previous activity in the country includes participation in a $250 million equity investment in solar power company Nippon Renewable Energy alongside Equis Funds Group.

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