Mesirow has established an office in Tokyo and hired two executives to serve institutional investors in Japan, offering private equity, alternative credit, direct real estate, and currency solutions.
Manabu Ogi was named managing director and head of Japan, bringing more than 20 years of leadership experience in alternative investments. He served as an advisor at Daiwa JPI Alternative Investments and held senior roles at Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments, including board member and chief product officer, where he led investment management, product management, sales, and marketing. Earlier in his career, he led client service and marketing at Man Group FRM in Tokyo.
Katsuya Fukushima joined as managing director and head of sales, Japan. He brings extensive experience in institutional sales and marketing in the local alternative investment sector, most recently as executive director at Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments, heading the firm’s sales and marketing department. He previously held senior roles at Man Group Japan; UBS (Capital Introduction, New York and Tokyo); and Merrill Lynch Japan. He began his career as a proprietary equity trader at Daiwa Securities.
“Japan represents one of the world’s most sophisticated institutional investment markets, and establishing a local presence is a meaningful milestone for our global platform,” said David Schrock, senior managing director and global head of Mesirow Capital Formation and Currency Solutions. The firm’s Private Capital and Currency businesses have a combined $225 billion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2025.
The new hires continue the expansion of the firm’s Asia Pacific footprint, which includes the addition of Simon Moore as senior managing director and head of Asia fixed income last October and the 2024 hire of Jason Handrinos as senior managing director, global head of fixed income sales and growth, with a mandate to increase exposure across Asia as well as Europe.