The private equity giant sees Japan as a market with vast potential.

Apollo Global Management is expanding its private equity business in Japan. The firm has also appointed Tetsuji Okamoto as a Partner, Head of Japan, to lead its efforts. His role will center around originating and executing new deals and identifying cross-platform ideas.

“Tetsuji’s addition signals Apollo’s meaningful long-term commitment to expanding its presence in the Japanese market, which we view as a key area of investment focus as we seek to build value and drive growth for Japanese corporations and our investors and limited partners,” said Steve Martinez, Senior Partner, Head of Asia Pacific.

Apollo Global Management and Japan

Okamoto has more than 17 years in the private equity industry. He previously worked as Managing Director at Bain Capital. In this role, he served as a member of the company’s Asia Pacific Private Equity team for 11 years. He also oversaw the Capital Markets team for Asia.

“This appointment and the new role we’ve created is a reflection of the importance we place on Japan and the opportunities we see in the wider region for growth and diversification,” said Scott Kleinman and James Zelter. The company’s Apollo’s Co-Presidents.

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