Northleaf Capital Partners has appointed Hideaki Kiyomori as managing director, business development in Japan, having previously worked in private alternatives at AllianceBernstein.

Kiyomori will join Northleaf’s Tokyo office, which was established in 2022, where he will support its existing Japanese business development and investor relations activities.

He will report to Jeff Pentland, co-founder and head of Asia Pacific, who leads the Tokyo office.

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Kiyomori most recently served as director, private alternatives at AllianceBernstein, where he raised capital across private equity, private credit and infrastructure.

His career began at Nippon Life Insurance, where he worked in an investment role initially, before going on to oversee private asset managers in the alternative fund selection departments at Nippon Life and MassMutual.

“His entrepreneurial mindset, local market familiarity, and broad product knowledge will be invaluable as we strengthen our relationships across Japan,” said Pentland. 

“Looking ahead, Kiyomori’s proven expertise in capital raising across multiple asset classes will further position Northleaf to deliver compelling private markets solutions to investors in Japan.”

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Northleaf’s office in Japan provides access to its differentiated mid-market strategies across private equity, private credit, and infrastructure.

“I look forward to building on the firm’s strong foundation in Japan and deepening relationships with its expanding base of investors and partners across the market,” Kiyomori added.

To date, the global private markets investment firm has raised more than $30bn (£22.4bn) in private equity, private credit and infrastructure commitments from public, corporate and multi-employer pension plans, endowments, foundations, financial institutions and family offices.

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