Yoichi brings over two decades of experience
covering securities companies and scaling the wealth businesses for
global asset managers within the Japanese market
NEW
YORK and TOKYO,
Jan. 6,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Owl Capital Inc. ("Blue
Owl") (NYSE: OWL), a leading alternative asset manager, announced
today the hiring of Yoichi Nakamura
as a Managing Director and Head of Japan Private Wealth.
Yoichi will be based in Blue Owl's Tokyo office, reporting to Johann Santer, Managing Director and Head of
APAC Private Wealth. The appointment of Yoichi adds a veteran
senior leader with deep relationships across Japanese securities
companies and brings an executive with a track-record of scaling
the private wealth businesses of global asset managers in
Japan. Yoichi's hiring reinforces
Blue Owl's commitment to serving the largest securities companies
and wealth managers in Japan.
Yoichi previously served as CEO Japan of Algebris Investments,
building the asset management firm's team and operations in
Tokyo. In this role, Yoichi led
all Japan-related activities,
including strategic sales planning, launching offshore public
offerings and increasing the number of distributors for Algebris
within the Japanese market. Over Yoichi's six-year tenure at
Algebris, his team secured investment mandates across alternative
strategies from Japan's leading
securities companies and wealth managers.
Prior to Algebris, Yoichi served in senior product & sales
roles at Fidelity International and Legg Mason Asset Management
among other financial services firms.
Johann Santer, Head of APAC
Private Wealth at Blue Owl said: "Success for global asset managers
in the Japanese wealth channel is predicated on deep relationships
with the region's securities companies and a strong track-record of
local-market operational expertise. Yoichi's nearly 25-years of
experience exemplifies these two qualifications, enabling Blue Owl
to come to the Japanese market with an established senior leader.
We look forward to what Yoichi and the Japanese team can accomplish
with the full backing of Blue Owl's USD $235
billion private markets platform."
Yoichi Nakamura, Head of Japan
Private Wealth at Blue Owl said: "It is an honor to join one of the
fastest growing global private markets firms. Blue Owl's strategies
are focused on seeking income generation and capital preservation,
two characteristics that we believe will continue to be
well-received by the Japanese wealth channel. I am excited to work
with Johann as well as Blue Owl's President and CEO of Global
Private Wealth Sean Connor to further scale the Japanese wealth
business as we look to launch new products and offerings in-market
over the next year."
Blue Owl is a global leader in bringing premiere private markets
solutions to the private wealth channel. The firm employs an
industry-leading team of over 140 dedicated professionals serving
over 125,000 clients globally. Blue Owl Private Wealth is a tenured
and established leader in in the APAC region, partnering with
several of the largest wealth platforms to deliver differentiated
solutions across its three investment platforms (Credit, GP
Strategic Capital, and Real Estate) to individual investors.
About Blue Owl
Blue Owl (NYSE: OWL) is a leading asset manager that is
redefining alternatives.
With $235 billion in assets under
management as of September 30, 2024,
we invest across three multi-strategy platforms: Credit, GP
Strategic Capital, and Real Estate. Anchored by a strong permanent
capital base, we provide businesses with private capital solutions
to drive long-term growth and offer institutional investors,
individual investors, and insurance companies differentiated
alternative investment opportunities that aim to deliver strong
performance, risk-adjusted returns, and capital preservation.
Together with over 1,050 experienced professionals, Blue Owl
brings the vision and discipline to create the exceptional. To
learn more, visit www.blueowl.com.
Forward Looking Statements
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statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of
the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements are
made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions available under
applicable securities laws and speak only as of the date made. Blue
Owl assumes no obligation to update or revise any such
forward-looking statements except as required by law.
These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known
and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important
factors, many of which are outside Blue Owl's control, that could
cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those
discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results
or outcomes include the inability to recognize the anticipated
benefits of strategic acquisitions; costs related to acquisitions;
the inability to maintain the listing of Blue Owl's shares on the
New York Stock Exchange; Blue Owl's ability to manage growth; Blue
Owl's ability to execute its business plan and meet its
projections; potential litigation involving Blue Owl; changes in
applicable laws or regulations; and the possibility that Blue Owl
may be adversely affected by other economic, business,
geo-political and competitive factors.
Investor Contact
Ann Dai
Head of Investor Relations
blueowlir@blueowl.com
Media Contact
Nick Theccanat
Principal, Corporate Communications & Government Affairs
Nick.Theccanat@blueowl.com
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