Akihiko Yasuda Overview

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Biography

Mr. Akihiko Yasuda serves as Managing Director, Investment Committee Member, and Head of the Hong Kong Office at Asia Alternatives. Mr. Yasuda leads the Firm's investments in Japan and Korea and co-leads Asia Alternatives' investments in buyouts and special situations. Mr. Yasuda has over 20 years of professional experience in the areas of corporate finance, leveraged finance, real estate finance, fixed-income investing, and private equity investing. Prior to joining Asia Alternatives, Mr. Yasuda was most recently an Executive Director and Head of Private Equity at the Sumitomo Trust Finance (H.K.) Limited, an investment advisory arm of The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Mr. Yasuda managed the global private equity fund investment advisory group in Hong Kong for the bank's pension clients as well as the parent bank's proprietary investments. From 2003-2007, Mr. Yasuda was a Director at CITIC Capital Partners ("CITIC Capital"), a private equity arm of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited. He currently sits on the Advisory Boards for several of Asia Alternatives' Japanese, Korean, Australian, Pan Asia, and Special Situations private equity funds. In addition, he sits on the Research Committee of the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA). At CITIC Capital, Mr. Yasuda worked in the Tokyo and Shanghai offices as one of the core founding members of the firm's first private equity fund. He also served on the Board of Directors for Pokka Corporation, a leading Japanese beverage company and one of CITIC Capital's portfolio companies. Mr. Yasuda received an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley and holds a Bachelor in Economics from Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Director, Investment Committee Member & Head of Hong Kong Office, Asia Alternatives
Education
UC Berkeley (Haas), MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Gender
Male
Email
ay
Phone
+852 2588
Address
  • Room 2102, 21th Floor Nexxus Building
  • 41 Connaught Road, Central
  • Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong
+852 2588

Akihiko Yasuda Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Asia Alternatives Limited Partner Managing Director, Investment Committee Member & Head of Hong Kong Office Hong Kong, Hong Kong Fund of Funds

Akihiko Yasuda Network (3)

Fund Team Members (3)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Melissa Ma Asia Alternatives New Jersey Asia Investors III Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Rebecca Xu Asia Alternatives New Jersey Asia Investors III Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Asia Alternatives Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Akihiko Yasuda Affiliated Funds (1)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
New Jersey Asia Investors III Asia Alternatives Buyout Closed 2016

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