About
Jim Quismorio is the principal and CEO of Alto Partners. He started as an M&A banker at Lehman Brothers in 1994 and became a Managing Director in 2006 overseeing corporate M&A and strategy in the Asia Executive Office, and was on the management committee involved in the 2008 sale of Lehman Brothers' international businesses to Nomura. After leaving the industry in 2012, he founded the Alto Partners family office with former executives from TPG, KKR and Northstar. He holds a BS from the Wharton School and a BA in Asian Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, studied economics at Waseda in Japan, and is proficient in Japanese.
Experience
- Analog CapitalFounder & Chief Executive Officercurrent2013 — presentSingapore
- Ansible VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — presentSingapore
- Analog VenturesPartnercurrent2021 — presentSingapore
- Private Family OfficePortfolio Manager2012 — 2013Singapore
- NomuraManaging Director2008 — 2012Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore
- Lehman BrothersManaging Director2001 — 2008Tokyo
- Lehman BrothersVice President, Investment Banking1994 — 2000New York, Hong Kong
Skills & more
Capital Markets25Investment Banking50Hedge Funds20Special Situations3High Yield5Strategic Financial Planning15Credit3Budgets4Financial Risk9Finance17Financial Planning7Valuation3
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Portfolio ManagementExecutive ManagementPrivate EquityEquitiesMergers & AcquisitionsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)StrategyManagementLanguages English · Japanese · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jim Quismorio?
- Jim Quismorio is the principal and CEO of Alto Partners. He started as an M&A banker at Lehman Brothers in 1994 and became a Managing Director in 2006 overseeing corporate M&A and strategy in the Asia Executive Office, and was on the management committee involved in the 2008 sale of Lehman Brothers' international businesses to Nomura. After leaving the industry in 2012, he founded the Alto Partners family office with former executives from TPG, KKR and Northstar. He holds a BS from the Wharton School and a BA in Asian Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, studied economics at Waseda in Japan, and is proficient in Japanese.
- Where does Jim Quismorio work?
- Jim Quismorio is Principal and CEO of Alto Partners at Forge Ventures.
- Where did Jim Quismorio go to school?
- Jim Quismorio studied at The Wharton School (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Asian Studies); Waseda University (Economics (semester abroad)).
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