IA Partners

Company Name Japanese

IAパートナーズ株式会社

AUM (JPY)

<¥40,000,000,000

Founded Year

2021

Asset Class

Private Equity

Geography

Japan

URL

https://iapartners.jp

Style

Leveraged Buyout

Founder

Harry Muramaki

Founder BIO

In 1986, Harry joined The Sumitomo Bank and was engaged in corporate, real estate and project finance at the bank’s New York office. In 1995, he joined Bear Stearns and started his career as an investment banker, and subsequently joined Lehman Brothers as Head of Japan M&A advisory. In 2004, he joined Cerberus Japan as a Senior Managing Director in the sourcing team until 2009. In December 2009, upon foundation of DBJ Investment Advisory, Ltd. (“DBJ-IA), he was appointed as President & CEO. In March 2021, he became President & CEO of IA Partners. Inc.

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Approved Date

Jun 30, 2023

Description English

IA Partners is a Tokyo-based private equity firm targeting 'global niche top' and mid-cap Japanese companies with international competitiveness. The firm was established by advisory professionals from DBJ Investment Advisory (DBJ-IA), a subsidiary of Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), which provides value-up support to the portfolio companies of DBJ. It focuses on carve-out investments and roll-up strategy while taking a flexible investment approach catering to the needs of Japanese companies. The firm invests across a wide range of industry sectors, including electronics, chemicals, healthcare, logistics as well as consumer goods.

Description Japanese

IAパートナーズは、東京拠点のプライベート・エクイティファームで、国際的な競争力を持つ「グローバルニッチトップ」および中堅の日本企業をターゲットにしています。DBJ（日本政策投資銀行）の子会社であるDBJ投資アドバイザリー（DBJ-IA）のアドバイザリー専門家によって設立され、DBJのポートフォリオ企業にバリューアップサポートを提供しています。同社は、カーブアウト投資やロールアップ戦略に重点を置き、日本企業のニーズに応じた柔軟な投資アプローチを採用しています。電子機器、化学品、ヘルスケア、物流、消費財など、幅広い業界セクターでの投資を行っています。

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Reviewed By

Hidekazu Ishida

Last edited time

Apr 1, 2025 08:14 PM GMT+0