Stonepeak Expands Japanese Presence with Senior Appointment
July 02 2024 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Yuichi Jimbo to join Stonepeak as Chairman,
Japan
Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in
infrastructure and real assets, today announced that it has
appointed Yuichi Jimbo as Chairman, Japan, effective as of July 1,
2024. Yuichi will be based in Tokyo and will help to support the
execution of Stonepeak’s investment strategies in Japan in addition
to the firm’s broader business in APAC.
Yuichi is an experienced leader in global financial services
with significant expertise in infrastructure and renewables. He
most recently worked at Bank of America, serving as Chairman of
Investment Banking and Vice Chairman at BofA Securities Japan.
Before joining Bank of America, he was Deputy President and Head of
Investment Banking at Citigroup Global Markets Japan, where he also
served on the Board of Directors and Management Committee.
Previously, Yuichi was Deputy President and Head of Investment
Banking of J.P. Morgan in Japan. Yuichi began his career with the
Bank of Tokyo (currently MUFG Bank). He holds a Master of Science
in Business Administration from the Sloan School of Management at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.A. in Commerce
from Hitotsubashi University.
Hajir Naghdy, Senior Managing Director and Head of Asia and the
Middle East at Stonepeak, said, “Stonepeak is an active investor in
Japan with investments across digital infrastructure and renewable
energy generation and storage, and we continue to see significant
opportunities in Japan to invest across these core areas of focus.
We are excited to leverage Yuichi’s expertise in these sectors and
the Japanese market more broadly to deliver differentiated
investments and additional value for our partners. We believe his
leadership ability, relationships, and experience will be highly
additive to our established Asia Pacific team and we are thrilled
to welcome him to the firm.”
Yuichi Jimbo, Chairman, Japan at Stonepeak, added, “I am
delighted to join Stonepeak, a firm with an excellent reputation
for risk-adjusted infrastructure investing and strong market
position as the largest independent infrastructure manager
globally. Stonepeak has demonstrated its thorough commitment to the
region through its thoughtful investments, the recent close of its
first dedicated Asia Infrastructure fund, and its continued
addition of top-tier, regional expertise to the firm, and I am
looking forward to being part of the Stonepeak team.”
Stonepeak has continued to strategically grow its presence in
Japan and throughout the Asia Pacific region. Of note, in May of
this year, Stonepeak and CHC, a leading battery energy storage
system project development and electricity data management company,
announced the creation of a platform focused on the development,
construction, and operation of energy storage projects in Japan.
Additionally, in March, the firm announced that it completed an
investment in TerraWind Renewables, in partnership with Shizen
Energy Inc., a Japanese renewable energy company. Certain of the
firm’s portfolio companies headquartered elsewhere in APAC,
including Digital Edge and Peak Energy, also have a meaningful
presence in Japan. Including these investments, Stonepeak has more
than 15 investments and partnerships1 supporting critical
infrastructure needs in more than a dozen countries and territories
across Asia Pacific.
About Stonepeak
Stonepeak is a leading alternative investment firm specializing
in infrastructure and real assets with approximately $65.1 billion
of assets under management. Through its investment in defensive,
hard-asset businesses globally, Stonepeak aims to create value for
its investors and portfolio companies, with a focus on downside
protection and strong risk-adjusted returns. Stonepeak, as sponsor
of private equity and credit investment vehicles, provides capital,
operational support, and committed partnership to grow investments
in its target sectors, which include communications, energy and
energy transition, transport and logistics, and real estate.
Stonepeak is headquartered in New York with offices in Hong Kong,
Houston, London, Singapore, and Sydney. For more information,
please visit www.stonepeak.com.
1 Inclusive of investments that are signed pending close.
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