Topaz Capital

Co-founder and chairman of Topaz; formerly a partner at Japanese PE firm Unison Capital, and previously an executive at Mizuho Corporate Bank and Deputy President of Mizuho Securities. Holds a B.A. in Economics from Keio University.

Co-founder and head of investor relations; previously Head of Global Credit Sales at Mizuho Securities and held bond and corporate coverage roles at the Industrial Bank of Japan. CMA member with a commerce degree from Hitotsubashi University.

Co-founder and head of investments; formerly Director of the Acquisition Division at Goldman Sachs Realty Japan handling corporate debt, real estate and distressed asset acquisitions. Certified Real Estate Appraiser with a law degree from Kyoto University.

Managing director who joined in 2025; extensive investment experience across loans, DIP financing, subordinated debt, preferred shares and private equity at Goldman Sachs, Polaris Capital Group, Deutsche Securities and Japan Industrial Solutions. Holds an economics degree from Keio University.

Managing director who joined in 2024; formerly Country Head and CEO of Japan for RBC Capital Markets, with earlier fixed income sales roles at Nomura, Deutsche and Merrill Lynch. Holds an international relations degree from University of Tsukuba.

Managing director who joined Topaz in 2020; previously a VP at Goldman Sachs in distressed loan servicing and real estate finance, and earlier in asset management at LaSalle Investment Management. Holds a B.S. from Tohoku University.

Managing director who joined in 2021; previously Deputy General Manager at Mizuho Bank arranging LBO financing, with earlier LBO and project finance work at SMBC. Holds an MBA from University of Maryland and an economics degree from Hitotsubashi.

Managing director joining in 2026 from Dai-ichi Life; background in settlement, accounting, securitization and compliance across Japanese and international financial institutions. Holds an economics degree from Waseda University.

Director who joined in 2021; previously a Managing Director at MUFG Bank with 20+ years in corporate credit analysis, turnaround and debt restructuring. CMA member with economics degrees from Kyoto University.

Director who joined in 2024 from Dai-ichi Life; background as a credit analyst, corporate bond portfolio manager and in investment risk and compliance. CFA charterholder with a law degree from Hitotsubashi University.

Director responsible for deal sourcing and credit analysis; formerly Chief Investment Manager at Hudson Japan (advisor to Lone Star Funds) and earlier in structured and project finance at the Industrial Bank of Japan. Holds a civil engineering degree from the University of Tokyo.

Director who joined in 2021; background in internal audit at FWD Fuji Life, financial due diligence at Deloitte Tohmatsu, and external audit at PwC Aarata. JICPA member holding a US (WA) CPA license.

Director who joined in 2026; spent 14 years at Nomura Securities in fixed income credit trading, sales and debt syndication, later leading overseas institutional marketing at Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management. Holds graduate degrees from Waseda and the Australian National University.

Director who joined in 2021; previously an associate in the Investment Banking Division of Mizuho Securities working in structured finance, PFI and infrastructure funds. Holds a law degree from Osaka University.

External board member with a background in capital and asset management strategy and M&A/PMI at Nippon Life, Nomura Holdings and Dai-ichi Life Holdings. Holds an economics degree from Osaka University.

Associate who joined in 2024; previously worked on LBO financing at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank. CMA member with a law degree from Hokkaido University.

COO with over 20 years at Fukuoka Bank in business revitalization, structured finance and equity investment, including work at Fukuoka Capital Partners. Holds a commerce degree from Waseda University.

Associate who joined in 2024; previously at ORIX Corporation in real estate finance including corporate and non-recourse real estate loans. Holds a policy management degree from Keio University.

Legal counsel since 2021 and founder of the Financial Integrity 360 law office; previously at the SESC, DIAM Asset Management, White & Case Tokyo and the Industrial Bank of Japan. Attorney at law.

Associate who joined in 2019; previously spent over 20 years at Citigroup in credit card receivables, retail banking inspection and accounting. Holds a law degree from Meiji University.

Internal auditor for Topaz; the bio text on the page appears to describe an attorney with a securitization, funds and compliance background focused on FinTech, Web3 and startups (bio text may be mislabeled). Confidence low due to apparent copy error.

External auditor with a background in foreign bond investment and credit analysis at Dai-ichi Life and Prudential Financial, later in investor relations at the Dai-ichi Life Group. Graduate of Keio University.

Part-time director and investment committee member since 2013; an attorney involved in capital raising and securitization at Nishimura & Asahi, later founding Tanizawa Law Office. Holds a law degree from the University of Tokyo and an LL.M from Columbia.

Associate who joined in 2026; previously seconded to the Development Bank of Japan for LBO financing and earlier in corporate sales at NEC Capital Solutions. Holds a degree from Aoyama Gakuin University.

Director at Topaz Capital who authored an article published in the financial industry magazine 'Kinzai' in October 2024.

Associate who joined in 2023; previously an M&A advisory associate at GCA (now Houlihan Lokey). Holds an economics degree from Tohoku University.

Auditor for Topaz; an attorney who was a partner at Nishimura & Asahi with expertise in securitization, fund structuring, compliance and FinTech, and founder of So Law Office. Admitted in Japan and New York.

Associate who joined in 2025; previously an assistant VP at DBJ Asset Management investing in PE and private debt funds as an LP, with earlier corporate financing and audit work at SMBC. Holds an economics degree from the University of Tokyo.

Fund administrator who joined in 2021; previously a fund administrator at Unison Capital, with earlier roles at Apple Japan and Chiyoda Group in sales data and corporate accounting.