Partners Group, Pantheon bolster Japan coverage

Kawai will start work in April as a managing director and head of client solutions for Japan, in addition to taking the country head role. He has more than 15 years of experience in Japan’s private markets space, most recently serving as heading up client and product solutions for Apollo Global Management in the country.

Kawai noted in a statement that the Japanese market is at an inflection point. “Institutional investors in Japan are increasingly turning to private markets, and Partners Group's ability to provide bespoke solutions that address their specific needs is a key differentiator in the market,” he said.

His appointment comes less than six months after Partners Group recruited Tatsuya Ochi, formerly of KKR and CVC Capital Partners, as head of Japan private equity.

Yamada, one of four partner promotions made by Pantheon globally, leads Japan activities within the firm’s Asian investor relations team. He joined in 2018 after more than nine years at Nippon Life Insurance and has since helped cultivate a fast-growing investor base that includes some of Pantheon’s largest clients, according to a statement.

Pantheon also promoted nine people to managing director. Two of them are Asia-based: Kunal Sood, who focuses on primary fund commitments as part of the Asia investment team in Hong Kong; and Scott Hong, a member of the regional investor relations team in Seoul.

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