Tokyo, 17 December 2025 – Coller Capital, the world’s largest dedicated private market secondaries manager, has announced the establishment of its Tokyo office, marking its sixth location in Asia Pacific. Hisashi Tanaka has also joined the firm as Head of Japan Private Wealth within the Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions (PWSS) team, reporting to Pak-Seng Lai, Head of PWSS Distribution-APAC. The office began operations on 12 November 2025 with Mr. Tanaka appointed to his role on 1 May 2025.
Based in Tokyo, Mr. Tanaka leads the growth of the PWSS business in Japan, providing private wealth investors access to private equity and private credit secondaries through diversified, institutional-quality portfolios.
Led by Peter Kim, Partner and Head of Asia and RMB, Coller Capital has been present in Asia Pacific with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Melbourne, Singapore and Tokyo as the latest addition. The firm has a long-standing presence in Japan, rooted in more than two decades of partnerships with the country’s most prominent institutional investors. The establishment of the Tokyo office reinforces the firm’s commitment to serving its expanding institutional and private wealth investor base.
Pak-Seng Lai, Head of PWSS Distribution – APAC, said: “Building on our growth trajectory, we look forward to deepening relationships with local clients and expanding our footprint in Japan’s private wealth market, where investors increasingly seek the kind of diversification and risk mitigation that secondaries can provide. We’re delighted to welcome Hisashi, whose fundraising and client service expertise strengthens our Asia Pacific PWSS team.”
Launched in 2023, PWSS provides eligible private wealth investors access to Coller Capital’s flagship evergreen funds, Coller International Secondaries Private Equity Fund (CollerEquity) and Coller Private Credit Secondaries (CollerCredit). Across Asia Pacific, Coller Capital will market funds to private wealth investors indirectly through licensed intermediaries such as brokerage firms and asset management companies. The funds’ clients are supported by Coller’s PWSS team, consisting of 65 dedicated professionals globally.
Hisashi Tanaka, Head of Japan Private Wealth, added: “The growing momentum of Coller Capital’s PWSS platform in Asia Pacific is testament to the robust outlook for private markets in the region. I look forward to building our presence and success in Japan as private wealth investors here are increasingly seeking diversified, high-quality investment opportunities. Coller’s leading position in the secondaries market allows us to meet this demand.”
Hisashi Tanaka has more than two decades of fundraising experience in Japan, with a particular focus on retail distribution. He joins Coller Capital from New York Life Investments, where he served as Head of Retail Distribution, overseeing both publicly offered mutual funds and private assets. Prior to this, he held senior retail sales positions at Schroders, BNP Paribas, PineBridge, and Deutsche AM. He began his career at SMBC Nikko Securities as a Japanese equity analyst, amassing extensive experience across both traditional and alternative investment distribution.
Mr. Tanaka is joined by Keisuke Kagawa, who joins as Vice President in the Japan PWSS team. He previously worked at StepStone Group where he served as Vice President in the Business Development division. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kagawa held positions at Mitsubishi UFJ Alternative Investments, PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan and Nomura Securities.
Coller Capital’s Tokyo office is located at the GranTokyo South Tower in the Marunouchi district.
