Key Takeaways
- • LaSalle Investment Management, a JLL subsidiary, manages US$86.8 billion in private and public real estate equity and debt as of Q1 2026, according to the speaker bio.
- • Makoto Sakuma has co-headed Asia Pacific Strategy and Research at LaSalle and focuses primarily on Japanese real estate markets.
- • Sakuma rejoined LaSalle in 2025 after an earlier stint from 2019 to 2020 covering Japanese and South Korean real estate strategy.
- • Prior roles include Senior Researcher at NLI Research Institute and positions at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and INPEX Corporation.
Summary
A speaker bio published by Mingtiandi profiles Makoto Sakuma, Asia Pacific Co-Head of Strategy and Research at LaSalle Investment Management. Sakuma focuses primarily on Japanese real estate markets and on sharing global market insights with Japanese investors, the bio states.
Sakuma rejoined LaSalle in 2025 after a previous tenure at the firm from 2019 to 2020, when he specialized in investment strategy and research for the Japanese and South Korean real estate markets. Before returning, he was a Senior Researcher at NLI Research Institute and held roles at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and INPEX Corporation.
Sakuma holds a PhD in Policy and Planning Sciences from the University of Tsukuba and a Bachelor of Economics from Osaka University.
The bio also describes LaSalle, a subsidiary of JLL and a globally integrated real estate investment manager. As of Q1 2026, LaSalle manages US$86.8 billion in private and public real estate equity and debt investments. Its client base includes public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, corporations, endowments and private individuals, and it sponsors separate accounts, open- and closed-end funds, public securities and entity-level investments.
Sakuma rejoined LaSalle in 2025 after a previous tenure at the firm from 2019 to 2020, when he specialized in investment strategy and research for the Japanese and South Korean real estate markets. Before returning, he was a Senior Researcher at NLI Research Institute and held roles at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and INPEX Corporation.
Sakuma holds a PhD in Policy and Planning Sciences from the University of Tsukuba and a Bachelor of Economics from Osaka University.
The bio also describes LaSalle, a subsidiary of JLL and a globally integrated real estate investment manager. As of Q1 2026, LaSalle manages US$86.8 billion in private and public real estate equity and debt investments. Its client base includes public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, corporations, endowments and private individuals, and it sponsors separate accounts, open- and closed-end funds, public securities and entity-level investments.
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