Key Takeaways
- • Strategic Value Partners (SVP) has appointed Tokyo-based Shigesuke Kashiwagi as a senior adviser to its advisory council, deepening its Japan presence amid rising demand for opportunistic strategies in the country.
- • SVP has maintained a dedicated Tokyo office since 2005, and the appointment is framed as reinforcing relationships with institutional investors, regulators and market participants.
- • Kashiwagi most recently served as senior adviser at EQT AB and previously ran Schroders' Japan business as country head from 2016 to 2020.
- • SVP manages $23bn (£17.3bn) in assets across performing and event-driven debt, hybrid solutions and hard assets including infrastructure, real estate, power and aircraft.
- • Alternative managers including Fiera Capital and Pemberton Asset Management are expanding in Tokyo, citing growing institutional interest in alternative credit and private credit.
Summary
Strategic Value Partners (SVP) has hired Tokyo-based Shigesuke Kashiwagi as a senior adviser to its advisory council, according to the source article. The appointment comes as demand for opportunistic investment strategies grows in Japan. SVP has had a dedicated office in Tokyo since 2005, and the firm said the move reflects its ongoing commitment to the region and a focus on deepening relationships with institutional stakeholders, regulatory and market participants, and identifying new investment opportunities in the Japanese market.
Kashiwagi most recently served as senior adviser at EQT AB. Before that, he was country head of Japan for Schroders from 2016 to 2020. Masatomo Zaizen, managing director of sourcing at SVP, said the appointment builds on the firm's commitment to Japan over the past two decades and that Kashiwagi's experience and trusted relationships will complement the existing team as demand for opportunistic strategies continues to grow in the region. Kashiwagi said SVP has a strong, longstanding presence in Japan and that he looks forward to deepening relationships with leading investors and partners locally.
The move sits within a broader expansion of alternatives managers in Japan, which the article attributes to a mix of macroeconomic factors and shifting investor attitudes toward alternative credit. Fiera Capital opened a Tokyo office in October of the prior year, and Pemberton Asset Management more recently announced a Tokyo office, citing growing interest in private credit among Japanese institutional investors.
SVP manages $23bn (£17.3bn) in assets under management. Its strategies span performing and event-driven debt, hybrid solutions, and hard assets such as infrastructure, real estate, power and airplanes.
Kashiwagi most recently served as senior adviser at EQT AB. Before that, he was country head of Japan for Schroders from 2016 to 2020. Masatomo Zaizen, managing director of sourcing at SVP, said the appointment builds on the firm's commitment to Japan over the past two decades and that Kashiwagi's experience and trusted relationships will complement the existing team as demand for opportunistic strategies continues to grow in the region. Kashiwagi said SVP has a strong, longstanding presence in Japan and that he looks forward to deepening relationships with leading investors and partners locally.
The move sits within a broader expansion of alternatives managers in Japan, which the article attributes to a mix of macroeconomic factors and shifting investor attitudes toward alternative credit. Fiera Capital opened a Tokyo office in October of the prior year, and Pemberton Asset Management more recently announced a Tokyo office, citing growing interest in private credit among Japanese institutional investors.
SVP manages $23bn (£17.3bn) in assets under management. Its strategies span performing and event-driven debt, hybrid solutions, and hard assets such as infrastructure, real estate, power and airplanes.
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