Tomoya Shiraishi (Representative Director, Partner CEO/CIO)
Tomoya is a private equity veteran started his career in 1980’s. Based on “Growth Investment Approach” that aim to realize potential of investee companies to achieve sustainable growth, he has broad investment track records in Japan, the US and Asian countries.
After served as CIO of buyout investment division at JAFCO, he was the head of Japan office, Permira until 2009. He dedicated himself to support regional businesses after Great East Japan Earthquake and he established Social Investment Partners (SIP), the first full-scale venture philanthropy organization in Japan in 2012 to support social businesses. In 2014, he became Co-CEO, Phronesis Partners to focus small-cap companies in Japan to achieve sustainable growth. A bachelor of law, Hitotsubashi University in 1986.
Takahisa Koitabashi (Representative Director, Partner COO)
Mr. Koitabashi started his carrier at Yamaichi Securities where he engaged cooperate finance advisory to financial institutions and industrial business. He then joined Recof in 1995 and worked for M&A advisory service. After leaving Recof, he joined General Electric Corporation, Corporate Financial Services, and gained expertise in corporate rehabilitation. Since 2007, he served as the deputy head of I-Sigma corporate rehabilitation Fund 1 at I-Sigma Capital, and also gained management experience of portfolio companies. In 2013, he set up Phronesis Partners to manage buyout funds to achieve long-term increase in the value of investments through growth of portfolio companies.
B.A in Economics at Keio University (1987), M.B.A at University of Virginia, Colgate Darden School of Business (1993)