Private placement specialist Monument Group has appointed Hiroshi Nishimuro as Japan Representative in the firm’s Tokyo office, effective 12 January, 2021.
Nishimuro will lead the firm’s fundraising efforts and general partner relationships in Japan.
“It is a pleasure to welcome Hiroshi to Monument Group’s Tokyo office and to our unified global team,” says Niklas Amundsson, Partner and Head of Asia Pacific at Monument Group. “With Hiroshi’s experience across a broad range of alternative investments, we are confident he will prove to be a valuable contributor furthering the meaningful relationships Monument Group has cultivated with investors and general partners in Japan over many years.”
Nishimuro joins Monument Group from Morgan Stanley, where he held a variety of positions since 2009, including leading private equity initiatives in Japan for Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia. As a product specialist, his coverage encompassed all alternatives, including private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit and energy. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Nishimuro worked at Unison Capital, a Japan-based mid-cap buyout firm, and as an Equity Analyst in the Global Investment Research Division of Goldman Sachs in Japan.Nishimuro received a BA in Law from Soka University and an MA in International Law and Economics from Johns Hopkins University.
