• Registration
  セミナー受付
• Opening Remarks - James Lo
  
  開会のあいさつ - James Lo氏
• Macro-economic Outlook in Japan and Asia - Nathan Chow
  
  日本とアジアにおけるマクロ経済の見通し - Nathan Chow氏
• PEVC developments in Japan - Naoko Hasegawa
  
  日本におけるプライベート・エクイティおよびベンチャー・キャピタルの発展 - 長谷川 尚子氏
• Japan Licensing Regime in connection with Japan Fund Raising - Yoshiharu Kawamata
  
  日本におけるファンドレイジングに関するライセンス制度 - 河俣 芳治氏
• Panel: International and Domestic Japan Fund Raising Dynamics
  
  パネルディスカッション：国内外の日本におけるファンドレイジングのダイナミクス
  • Fund raising trends in Japan
    
    日本におけるファンドレイジングの潮流
  • Cayman fund structures in Japan
    
    日本におけるケイマンファンド・ストラクチャー
  • Tax implications
    
    税金の影響
  Panellist: パネリスト:
  Agnes Chen, Carol Liu, Mikihito Kuraya, Reijiro Samura, Yucheng Fan
  
  Agnes Chen氏, Carol Liu氏, 倉谷 樹人氏, 佐村 礼二郎氏, Yucheng Fan氏
  
  Moderator:
  司会者:
  Rajesh Appadoo
  Rajesh Appadoo氏
• Coffee Break
  コーヒーブレイク
• Panel: Capital Markets
  パネルディスカッション：キャピタルマーケッツ
  • Pros & Cons of different exit strategies e.g. block sale, IPO on Tokyo Stock Exchange
    異なる出口戦略（ブロック取引、東京証券取引所でのIPOなど）の利点と欠点
  Panellist:
  パネリスト :
  Louis Rabinowitz, Mikihito Kuraya, Yucheng Fan
  
  Louis Rabinowitz氏,倉谷 樹人氏, Yucheng Fan氏
  Moderator:
  司会者 :
  Simon Yip
  
  Simon Yip氏
• Q&A Session
  
  質疑応答
• Networking Drinks
  
  ネットワーキング

Mr. James Lo joined DBS in 2011. He heads up the Institutional Treasury Management within the Institutional Banking Group at DBS Bank, Hong Kong Branch. With 20 years’ experience in the banking industry, he focuses primarily on corporate wealth management for non-bank financial institute (NBFI), paytech/fintech/tech startups and cash rich corporates.

Mr Nathan Chow is DBS Bank’s Executive Director and Senior Economist and he joined us in May 2011.
Mr Chow is responsible for monitoring the market development of offshore RMB businesses and the macroeconomic conditions in Greater China. He conducts economic/ investment seminars on a regular basis for the public and internal staff across Asia, spanning from Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei to Shanghai and Beijing. Mr Chow also provides training for internal staff with an aim to support sales programmes. As a guest speaker, he delivers lectures for postgraduates on MBA courses at the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Prior to joining DBS Bank, Mr Chow had stayed with China International Capital Corporation Limited, China Investment Corporation and Hong Kong Monetary Authority as economist and analyst. Mr Chow’s expertise focuses on macroeconomics and financial market research.
Mr Chow speaks regularly to the electronic media such as Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Wall Street Journal, TVB, NowTV, and Cable TV and various print media, like Financial Times, Fortune, Asiamoney, and China Daily providing his professional insights on finance and economics. Mr Chow also speaks on economic forums and conferences, such as those convened by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Treasury Markets Association, and Hong Kong Institute of Bankers.
Mr Chow holds a Bachelor and a Master degree in Economics from Simon Fraser University.

Agnes is the Regional Managing Director of APAC for CSC and also the Country Managing Director of CSC. In December 2022, CSC have acquired Intertrust, and Intertrust is now part of the CSC group.
Agnes has over 16 years of operational and executive management experience in the Banking, Trust, Wealth Management Planning/Structuring, Compliance and Fund Administration services sector. She has acted as Board of Director, Board Advisory Member, non-executive Director and Council on client structure management, investments, operational entities, listed companies as well as licensed asset management, Trust Companies and fund management entities.
Agnes majored in Finance, a qualified Trust Estate Practitioner under the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioner (STEP) and a qualified Practitioner in International Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering by Central Law Training UK.
Agnes has also in her own capacity attained LinkedIn 2018 Power Profiles of the Year, Hong Kong region. Agnes has also been invited in judging panels and attained many professional awards and portfolios.

Yoshiharu is a partner in our finance practice, specializing in banking, asset management, private equity, mutual funds, securities, and other financial and international transactions. As a leading partner in our investment funds team, he advises Japanese and international clients on all aspects of asset management.

Yoshiharu has extensive experience in various areas of international and domestic investment fundraising, including private equity, venture capital, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and commodity funds, and is regularly consulted by top-ranked US and UK law firms for advice on Japanese regulatory matters. He frequently advises financial institutions and major companies, including banks, insurance companies, and private/government pension funds on their investments in international and domestic alternative funds in a timely and flexible manner. He also worked at the New York office of a Japanese mega bank (MUFG Bank) as a secondee, and has expertise in compliance-related matters relating to financial institutions.

PEファンドなど各種オルタナティブファンドの組成、投資に幅広い経験と深い知識を有する。金融機関への出向経験から金融関連規制対応への知識、経験も豊富。

投資ファンドの組成を含む金融取引、金融商品取引業その他の金融関連規制への対応等を主要な業務分野とする。国内外のファンド運用業者、銀行、保険会社、証券会社、事業会社、公的・私的年金、海外法律事務所などをクライアントとして、プライベートエクイティ(PE)ファンド、ベンチャーキャピタル（VC）ファンド、インフラファンド、不動産ファンド、メザニンファンド、コーポレート・ベンチャー・キャピタル(CVC)など、各種オルタナティブファンドの組成、投資に幅広い経験と深い知識を有する。投資顧問を含めたアセットマネジメント業務全般に精通。ボストン大学ロースクールLL.M.(Banking & Financial Law)修了後、三菱UFJ銀行米州法務室(在ニューヨーク)に出向。金融機関への出向経験から金融関連規制対応への知識、経験も豊富。

Naoko Hasegawa is Head of Japan Data & Research Management at Preqin Tokyo, responsible for Japan-based Alternative investment players’ data. Prior to Preqin, Naoko had 10+ years experiences at global banks such as MUFG and Lloyds bank, where she engaged in Financial Institutions sales, Project Finance Credit and Research. She has been always passionate about bridging Japanese investors and Global financial market.
Naoko holds a Bachelor in Economics in the University of Tokyo and Master in Business Administration (MBA) in INSEAD.

三菱UFJ銀行、英Lloyds銀行シンガポール支店など国内外の金融機関にて約10年間、金融法人営業や審査・リサーチ業務に携わる。2022年8月より現職、国内投資家とグローバル市場をつなぐ一助になることを目指している。

東京大学経済学部卒、仏INSEADにて経営学修士（MBA）を取得。

Mr. Reijiro Samura serves as the President and CEO at Alternative Investment Capital Limited, since April, 2017. He served as the Chief Investment Officer at the firm since November 2016. Prior to that, he served as the Director at Mizuho Global Alternative Investments from 2013 through 2016. Also he served as the Managing Partner and Head of Secondary Investment Group at Tokyo based private equity firm, Ant Capital Partners Co., Ltd. From 2005 through 2013. Previously, he was the Head of Alternative Investments at the Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corporation beginning in 1990His previous experiences also included corporate finance, aircraft finance, and import finance at the Export-Import Bank of Japan. He holds a B.S. in Economics from the Osaka University in Japan.
1990年大阪大学卒業。三菱信託銀行株式会社（現三菱UFJ信託銀行株式会社）に入社後、大阪支店、日本輸出入銀行（現株式会社国際協力銀行）への出向を経て、国際営業開発部にて航空機ファイナンス業務に従事。2001年WestLB Asset Management(USA)に派遣後、同行クレジット投資部オルタナティブ投資グループのグループマネージャーとしてプライベート・エクイティを含むオルタナティブ投資を担当。2005年日興アントファクトリー株式会社（現アント・キャピタル・パートナーズ株式会社）に入社し、執行役員兼セカンダリー投資グループのマネージング・パートナーを務める。2013年みずほグローバルオルタナティブインベストメンツ株式会社に入社し、プライベート・インベストメンツ運用部門の立ち上げを行い、同社取締役調査・運用部門長を務める。2016年エー・アイ・キャピタル株式会社に入社し、執行役員副社長チーフ・インベスト・オフィサーを経て、2017年4月同社代表取締役社長に就任。

Yucheng Fan is a partner in our Investment Funds group based in our Hong Kong office. He specialises in British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands fund matters, advising on the structure, formation, launch, and maintenance of all types of funds, including private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds, and fund of funds utilizing corporate (stand-alone and SPC), partnership as well unit trust structures.

Yucheng also covers transactions related to Web 3.0 space (digital assets, cryptocurrencies and blockchain), representing fund managers, investors and start-ups, including how offshore BVI and Cayman entities play a role when funds and fintech start-ups raise funds via methods such as Crypto funds, Web 3.0 funds, decentralised finance (DeFi), decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) and simple agreement for future tokens (SAFT).

Yucheng is one of the only offshore lawyers with a Japanese attorney qualification (Bengoshi), practising British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law. His fluency in the Japanese language, familiarity with both Japanese general and business culture, as well as a legal career at both leading Japanese onshore and Cayman-headquartered offshore law firms, helps to differentiate his practice and offering in the market.

Yucheng frequently speaks at market leading events on topics related to funds and Web 3.0 space.

Prior to joining Harneys, Yucheng was at the Hong Kong office of another offshore law firm and also worked with Anderson Mori & Tomotsune in Japan (which included a secondment to Hengeler Mueller in Dusseldorf, Germany). He also completed a legal apprenticeship at The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan.

Yucheng is native in Japanese and Mandarin, fluent in German and English.

Carol Liu is a private investment funds partner of Kirkland & Ellis. She routinely advises and leads teams of lawyers advising global and Asian fund sponsors on structuring and forming private investment funds across a wide variety of strategies, including buyout, growth capital, venture capital, fund of funds, private credit fund, co-investment funds and separate managed accounts, in sectors across healthcare, TMT, consumer, the financial sector and others. She is frequently called upon to advise clients on delicate sponsor internal issues, such as designing carried interest and other compensation incentives, advising equity stakes transactions and succession planning issues. Clients also turn to Carol on a wide range of complex fund-related transactions, including GP-led restructuring of investment funds, fund tender offers, stapled secondaries, secondary purchase and sale of limited partner interests, and other complex transactions.
Ranked as a “Band 1” lawyer in investment funds by Chambers Global and Chambers Asia-Pacific in 2022 and 2023, Carol has been recognized for several years as a leading lawyer by a number of other reputable legal publications, including Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, IFLR1000 and Who's Who Legal.

Mikihito Kuraya has over 24 years of experiences in international tax and transaction tax. Mikihito has advised global fund managers on their fund and investment structures for investment in Japan assets, including financial instruments, real estate and infrastructure assets. Mikihito has also advised on outbound investment structure for Japanese investors / clients. His client base consists of Japanese and global international financial institutes, investment management companies, and fund managers, including public and private real estate funds managers and private equity funds managers. In particular he is focused on tax advice for inbound and outbound fund structure and investment structure, tax advise on cross border financial products, tax advise on corporate transactions and tax due diligence and tax advice for investment management companies.

2023年EY税理士法人に再入社。再入社前はEY税理士法人及び他のBig4に属する税理士法人に約11年勤務。その他に米国系投資銀行の税務部や独立系投資ファンドのCOOにて勤務​。EY税理士法人におけるWAMセクターリーダー​。24年以上の国内・国際税務コンサルティング、税務申告書作成業務に従事し、日系、外資を問わず金融機関、ファンドマネージャー（投資信託からオルタナティブファンドまで）運用業、不動産業を中心に担当​。外資系ファンドによる日本の不動産投資・インフラ投資・プライベートエクイティ投資に係るファンド・ストラクチャリングや投資スキームを含めた税務アドバイス、税務申告書作成業務も数多く従事​。日本人投資家による海外投資にかかる税務アドバイスに従事。

Rajesh is the Commercial Director – Fund Services in Intertrust Singapore. He has over 22 years’ experience in financial services, of which more than 14 years were in the Funds Industry. He specializes in fund administration and related services, and has extensive experience with various fund structures investing across asset classes.
In his current role, Rajesh provides clients with pragmatic and commercial solutions to complex issues while ensuring clients receive a high quality of service.
Rajesh started his fund administration journey in 2012. A Mauritian national, Rajesh relocated to Singapore in 2008 to assist an Asset Management Company expand its operations here. He has served as director on the Board of various Real Estate, Infrastructure and Private Equity funds in Singapore and was also a Board member for a number of client companies.

Simon Yip, CFA, FRM is a Team Lead of Institutional Treasury Management at DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and he joined us in Sep 2017.

Mr Yip is responsible for client relationship management focusing on the fund industry. His team provides wide range of corporate banking products and services to asset managers and funds including private equites and hedge funds, mostly from Asia especially Greater China.

He has over 12 years of extensive experience in the banking industry. Mr Yip worked in different international banks prior to joining DBS.

Simon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and is a CFA chartered holder and certified FRM.