The 19th Annual AVJC Japan Forum 2018 | AVCJ | 20 June 2018 | Conrad Tokyo, 1 Chome-9-１ Higashishinbashi, Minato, Tokyo 105-7337, Japan

For 19 years the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum - Japan has been recognised as the meeting place for the leaders of the alternative investments industry to form long-standing, powerful relationships. It is the must-attend event for industry participants in Japan where the ecosystem comes together once a year to exchange ideas, catch up with friends and meet their next business partner.

Private equity in Japan is booming. The volume of capital deployed by GPs is at the highest levels since the global financial crisis. Fundraising is also making the headlines as a range of institutional investors, pension funds and regional banks turn their attention to the asset class. Discover the opportunities for your organisation at the longest running and biggest industry event in Japan, and join the biggest global GPs, domestic managers and a broad group of LPs that are looking to source new partners so they can construct a diversified portfolio.

2018 Speakers

Limited Partners:

Kirk M. Beaton
Partner, Lexington Partners

Tatsuya Kubo
Managing Director, Harbourvest Partners (Japan)

Tadasu Matsuo
Head Of Alternative Investment, Alternative Investment Office, Japan Post Insurance

Masashi Nakamura
Managing Director, Private Equity Investment, Japan Post Bank

Tadashi Nishizawa
Director, Private Equity Investment, Japan Post Bank

Yasuo Osawa
Senior Deputy Manager, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance

Yar-ping Soo
Partner, Adams Street Partners

Yoshie Suzuki
General Manager, Alternative Fund Administration, Tokio Marine Asset Management

Joji Takeuchi
Chief, Private Asset Investment, Asset Management One

Senior Industry Professionals:

Atsushi Akaike
Partner, Cvc Capital Partners

Tim Burroughs
Managing Editor, Asian Venture Capital Journal

Paul Ford
Partner, Kpmg Fas Co., Ltd

David Huang
Partner, Strait Capital Investment Group

Tatsuo Kawasaki
Founding Partner, Unison Capital

Megumi Kiyozuka
Managing Director / Head Of Japan, Clsa Capital Partners Japan Kk

T. J. Kono
Partner, Unison Capital

Hideo Nagatsuyu
Senior Partner, Advantage Partners

Bobby Pauly
Partner, Tata Opportunities Fund

Mitchell Stack
Managing Director, Bain Capital

Kazuhiro Yamada
Managing Director And Head Of Carlyle Japan Buyout Advisory Team, The Carlyle Group

Masamichi Yoshizawa
Representative Director And Partner, The Longreach Group

2018 Sponsors

ASIA SERIES SPONSOR:
• KPMG

CO-SPONSORS:
• ADAMS STREET
• Advantage Partners
• BainCapital
• BDA Partners
• CLSA Capital Partners
• CVC Capital Partners
• HARBOURVEST
• Lexington Partners
• PEP PACIFIC EQUITY PARTNERS
• Strait Capital Investment Group
• TATA OPPORTUNITIES FUND
• THE LONGREACH GROUP
• UNISON CAPITAL

EXHIBITORS:
• preqin
• S&P. Global Market Intelligence