
Pantheon opens Japan office, hires three

Fund-of-funds and secondaries funds manager Pantheon has set up shop in Tokyo with a new office.
The new venture will be led by Akitoshi Yamada, who joins as managing director from Nippon Life. Yamada will work alongside Ryo Okazaki, who joins from Mitsubishi Corporation Asset Management and will be vice-president in the client service team as well as Makiko Hagiwara, who joins as compliance officer and office manager.
Ryosuke Okazaki, Pantheon
Pantheon invests in private equity through primary, secondary and co-investment strategies, and has assets under management of $37.3bn. Unquote recently spoke to managing partner Paul Ward for a profile piece on the LP's strategy and history.
Makiko Hagiwara, Pantheon
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