Morgan Stanley's Matsuyama joins Carlyle Japan

The firm described the move as part of an effort to expand its private equity business in the country. Matsuyama will focus on large corporate carve-out opportunities mainly in the technology and industrials sectors.

Matsuyama served for 14 years at Morgan Stanley, most recently in the role of managing director and head of technology and industrials banking for Japan. He started his career at Sumitomo Bank – currently known as Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – where he served for more than six years before joining an investment arm of Daiwa Securities.

"I am delighted to join Carlyle at an important time when the Japanese private equity market is becoming increasingly attractive, with the number of opportunities relating to corporate carve-outs on the rise," Matsuyama said in a statement. "I look forward to leveraging my industry expertise and experience to identify new investment opportunities, support Japanese corporates, and create value for them."  

Carlyle opened its Tokyo office in 2000 and has completed more than 40 transactions in Japan to date. About half of these have been realized through the firm's buyout funds program, which has a track record of supporting domestic companies' overseas business expansion, enhancing their operational efficiency and strengthening their management infrastructure. Carlyle closed its third Japan fund in 2015 at JPY119.5 billion ($1 billion), exceeding the target of JPY100 billion.

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