Golub Capital appointed Shuji Hatsukaiwa as managing director for Japan at the credit asset manager’s new Tokyo office, according to a statement on March 31.
The firm has identified Japan as a key market in its global expansion plans and has made Hatsukaiwa responsible for deepening relationships with Japan-based investors.
He joins from Schroder Investment Management (Japan) where he was head of alternative sales and product. A Schroders spokesperson declined to comment.
“Shuji brings deep institutional and wealth investor connections and has proven local market experience that will be critical as Golub Capital continues to build on its 20-year-long history of serving clients in Japan,” said Gregory Robbins, vice chair at Golub Capital in the statement.
Golub Capital has over $65 billion of capital under management including leverage. The firm has been expanding across Asia-Pacific. In September, it hired Sean Chung as managing director for South Korea, and in November, it hired Amy Chiang as managing director for Greater China and Southeast Asia in its newly launched Hong Kong office.
