Tokyo | The luxury hotels clustered around the Imperial Palace, from the Otani with its centuries-old gardens to the Mandarin Oriental and its magnificent views of the sprawling city, have hosted more than their fair share of Australian private equity investors this year.
Federation Asset Management chief executive Cameron Brownjohn, who oversees investments of more than $3 billion, has been to Japan four times since January. Potentia Capital’s Michael McNamara has been five times. Tanarra Capital’s John Wylie has managed to get to Tokyo twice.
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An earlier version of this article said Federation took a 10 per cent stake in Astris Advisory. However, it has not disclosed its exact holding in the firm.
Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jessica.sier@afr.com
