Morgan Stanley has appointed Yoshihiko Shigenari as head of its private equity unit in Japan. Shigenari, currently co-head of the bank's investment banking division in Tokyo, will take on the new position on July 1.
“This appointment clearly underscores our commitment to expanding our private equity franchise,” Stephen Trevor, co-head of Morgan Stanley Private Equity, said in a statement.
Morgan Stanley Private Equity in April hired Aluri Srinivasa Rao to run the group’s investments in India.
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Investors this week announced the formation of NewWorld Capital Group, a private equity firm that will invest in middle-market companies and related infrastructure projects in the cleantech sphere. More...