Swiss-based private markets firm Partners Group has expanded its Japan wealth team with the hire of a former BlackRock executive.
Tatsuro Aoyama joins Partners Group’s private wealth team in Japan, according to a statement. Based in Tokyo, he will be responsible for building out relationships with the firm's distribution partners in the country.
Aoyama has more than 25 years of industry experience and started his career at Mizuho Financial Group. Prior to his latest appointment, he worked at BlackRock for 15 years, most recently as a eam head for wealth and retail in Japan.
Individual Investors
According to Partners Group, it has been developing products for individual investors for over 20 years and currently manages more than $40 billion in «regulated, evergreen, and individual-focused investment programs».
«We see Japan as an important growth market for private wealth within the broader APAC region,» said global co-head of private wealth Christian Wicklein.
Partners Group is a private markets investment manager based in Baar, Switzerland and it employs more than 1,800 professionals across 20 offices worldwide. As of 30 June 2023, it had $142 billion in assets under management.
