Iwakaze Capital overview
Stories about Iwakaze Capital
Iwakaze’s cross-border work bearing fruit
The Tokyo-based firm, led by former Ripplewood executive Kenji Ueda, has helped move two investments out of loss positions by bringing them into China.
Former Ripplewood exec’s firm delays fundraising
Iwakaze Capital, headed by former Ripplewood Japan executive Kenji Ueda, has stopped raising its second fund, which launched in 2010, because of the tough marketing environment, according to Ueda.
Japanese firm looks west for $200m fundraise
Iwakaze Capital, launched in 2008, is led by former Ripplewood Japan executive Kenji Ueda.
Iwakaze Capital contact information
Offices
9th floor, Randic Toranomon Building, 3-7-10 Toranomon, Minato-ku,, Tokyo, 105 0001, JapanContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Mr. Tomohiro Funahashi | Job titleManaging Director and Chief Financial Officer | LocationTokyo, Japan | Email  ---------- |
| Mr. Kenji Ueda | Job titleChief Executive Officer | LocationTokyo, Japan | Email ------- |
| Mr. Katsuhiro Hanabuchi | Job titleVice President | LocationTokyo, Japan | Email ----------- |
| Mr. Kento Sakano | Job titleAssociate | LocationTokyo, Japan | Email ---------- |
Iwakaze Capital funds managed
Closed funds: 3
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
Fund size -------- | Close dateDec 2023 | Strategy ------ | |
Fund size ---------- | Close dateDec 2019 | Strategy ------- | |
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