Tatsuya Kubo Managing Director HARBOURVEST PARTNERS (JAPAN) LIMITED

Tatsuya Kubo joined the Firm in 2010 as a managing director.  He focuses on enhancing and building relationships with institutional investors and general partners in Japan.  Mr. Kubo joined the Firm from Fortress Investment Group Japan, where he served as Managing Director and Head of Business Development after launching the Japan-based business.  Prior to that, he spent over 20 years as a senior manager at Norinchukin Bank, one of the largest financial institutions in Japan, where he built and managed an alternative investment portfolio. He received a BA in Economics from Waseda University in 1988 and an MBA from Duke University in 1994.  Mr. Kubo speaks fluent Japanese and English.

Atsushi Akaike Managing Partner, Co-Head of Japan CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

Managing Partner, Co-Head of Japan, joined CVC in 2015. Atsushi is based in Tokyo and leads our private equity activities in Japan. He is a member of the Asia Private Equity Board and the Asia Executive Committee, a sub-committee of the APEB that oversees and drives our investment activity in the region. Prior to joining CVC, he spent over eleven years at Advantage Partners as a Senior Partner, he led Management and Leveraged BuyOut transactions. Prior to this, he worked for McKinsey & Co., Tokyo, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Atsushi holds a Doctor of Philosophy from Colorado School of Mines, a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from The University of Tokyo.

Takaomi Tomioka Managing Director, Co-Head CARLYLE JAPAN

Takaomi Tomioka is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Carlyle Japan advisory team. He is based in Tokyo.

Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Tomioka worked at General Electric (GE) Capital Corporation from 1998 to2003. While at GE, he served as Director and Representative at GE Equity Japan, a private equity arm of GE. While at GE Equity Japan, Mr. Tomioka was responsible for the investment and management of portfolio companies. He served at the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan from 1985 to 1998, including nine years of corporate financing in the United States and Japan. He initiated advisory services for Qualicaps, Solasto Corp. (formerly N.I.C. Corp), Oyatsu Company Ltd., Sunsho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Meisui Bijin Factory Co., Ltd. (formerly Kyushu GGC Ltd.), AOI TYO Holdings Inc., Rigaku Corporation and Orion Breweries, Ltd.

He is currently a board member at Orion Breweries, Ltd., Rigaku Corporation and IWASAKI ELECTRIC CO.,LTD.

Mr. Tomioka received his B.A. in law at Waseda University and his MBA at New York University.

Takanobu Hara Partner EQT

Takanobu Hara is a Partner in the EQT Private Capital Asia team. Takanobu worked for BPEA from 2019 until 2022, when the company joined forces with EQT and was renamed BPEA EQT (now EQT).

Prior to joining BPEA, Takanobu worked at Morgan Stanley in Tokyo. He brings wealth of experience in both investment banking and private equity in Japan which includes his tenure at Advent International and Ripplewood Japan.

Takanobu began his career at the Industrial Bank of Japan (currently Mizuho Bank).

 Takanobu holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Keio University.

Masaki Nakamura Managing Director KKR

Masaki Nakamura (Tokyo) joined KKR in 2014 and is a member of the Private Equity Health Care and Semiconductor industry teams. Mr. Nakamura originally joined KKR Capstone and transitioned to the Private Equity team in Tokyo. From2019 to 2020, he worked on KKR’s US Health Care Investment team in Menlo Park. At KKR, he has been involved with the investments such as PHC Holdings(formerly Panasonic Healthcare), KOKUSAI ELECTRIC (formerly Hitachi Kokusai Electric), and Bushu Pharma. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Kokusai Electric and Bushu Pharma. Prior to KKR, he was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company in their Tokyo, Stuttgart and New Jersey offices, where he was a member of the health care practice. He holds a degree in Medicine (M.D.) from University of Tokyo.