Advantage Partners overview
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Advantage Partners on bringing a PE approach to public companies
By taking a stake in listed companies with change-focused management teams, private equity firms can drive reform and increase value, says Advantage Partners’ head of private solutions strategy, Kenji Mitsui.
Japan’s Advantage Partners to make India debut with next APAC fund
Advantage Partners Asia Fund II will include a smaller allocation to China than its predecessor, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
Side Letter: Apollo's time to shine; Wafra's PE departure; Ashton Kutcher's close
Apollo's next mega-fund looks to be coming at the best possible moment. Plus: a senior executive has left Wafra and Japan's Advantage Partners has raised a new buyout fund. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Ian Charles' $1.5bn playbook, ILPA on sub lines, Advantage's one-and-done
Sports franchises are going to need capital and this former secondaries investor plans to take it to them. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Advantage Partners raises $792m
The Japan-based firm has held a final close on its fifth buyout vehicle.
Advantage Partners: 'There is more appetite to deploy capital here'
Taisuke Sasanuma and Richard Folsom, Advantage Partners’ representative partners, talk us through three decades of investing in Japan
OpEx Awards winner Asia-Pacific: Advantage Technologies – Fasford Technology
Carving Fasford Technology out from Hitachi High-Technologies helped cement its position as a dominant leader in its field.
Advantage Partners closes fifth Japan fund on hard-cap
The Tokyo-based firm secured majority of the commitments from Japanese banks and financial institutions.
Advantage Partners contact information
Offices
17F Toranomon Towers Office, 4-1-28 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105 0001, JapanContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Mr. Casey Kuester | Job titleManaging Director, Investor Relations | LocationTokyo, Japan | Email  ---------- |
| Key ContactMs. Akane Nakayama | Job titleManaging Director, Investor Relations | LocationSingapore, Singapore | Email ----- |
| Mr. Katsuya Baba | Job titlePartner and Chief Administrative Officer | LocationTokyo, Japan | Email --------- |
| Mr. Shinji Mimura | Job titleManaging Director, Asia | LocationSingapore, Singapore | Email --------- |
Advantage Partners funds managed
Funds in market: 1
| Fund | Fund size | Open date | Strategy |
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Fund size ----------- | Open dateFeb 2024 | Strategy ---------- | |
Closed funds: 20
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
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Fund size -------- | Close dateMay 2026 | Strategy ---------- | |
Fund size --------- | Close dateMay 2026 | Strategy --------- | |
Fund size ----------- | Close dateApr 2023 | Strategy -------- | |
Stories that mention Advantage Partners
How global GPs are making inroads in Japan
A growing number of international firms are working to build out their presence in the increasingly attractive Japanese PE market.
TPG seeks to re-establish Japan PE presence with senior hire
The appointment is part of a wider multi-asset expansion that includes TPG NewQuest's first Japan-based secondaries executive.
Side Letter: How to crack Japan
Tips for breaking into private equity's hottest market; GIC returns to the secondaries market with a mega-sale; Houlihan Lokey spies a dealmaking rebound.
Fundraising headwinds shrink APAC’s footprint in 2024 PEI 300
Several prominent Asia-based firms lost their footing or fell out of the list altogether this year as PE’s distribution drought intensifies.
PEI Awards 2023: Asia-Pacific winners
For the eighth year running, KKR takes home the prize for firm of the year in Southeast Asia.
Side Letter: Meet PE's largest firms; Campbell Lutyens' GP capital cadre
Thursday is a bank holiday in the UK, so we'll return to your inbox on Monday. In the meantime, why this year's PEI 300 ranking – unveiled today – could represent halcyon days for fundraising. Plus: Campbell Lutyens is bulking out its GP capital advisory business. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Japanese private equity is well placed to face a crisis
Our annual Japan Special showcases the tenacious local managers that have persisted through a tough market. It is this grit and determination that gives them confidence to face the next downturn.
ESG in Japan: A call for action
As awareness of good ESG spreads through the Japanese private equity industry, GPs need to focus on implementation.