Capital Dynamics

About Capital Dynamics:Capital Dynamics is an independent global asset management firm focusing on private assets, including private equity (primaries, secondaries and direct investments) and clean energy.Established in 1988, the Firm has extensive knowledge and experience developing solutions tailored to meet the exacting needs of a diverse and global client base of institutional and private wealth investors. Capital Dynamics oversees more than USD 14 billion in assets under management and advisement and employs approximately 150 professionals globally across 14 offices in Europe, North America, and Asia. Capital Dynamics is a recognized industry leader in responsible investment, receiving top marks (Five Stars) from PRI across all categories and investment strategies, as well as in GRESB benchmarking for its clean energy strategy. PRIVATE EQUITY - PRIMARIES:Our Global Primaries team invests in mid-market private equity fund managers with a proven track record of value creation — acquiring companies at reasonable valuations and enhancing their worth through operational improvement, stronger management and financial restructuring. Our localised, tailored primary fund investment products reinforce Capital Dynamics' brand across Asia, and reflect the trust and partnership we've built with fund managers (GPs) and institutional clients over decades. THE OPPORTUNITY: Capital Dynamics is hiring a Private Equity Associate to join our Primaries investment team in Tokyo, Japan. This is a genuine opportunity for a bilingual (Japanese / English) private equity professional to build a career across primary fund investment, GP relationship management, due diligence and Asia-Pacific fundraising - reporting directly to our Director, Primaries, and working within a small, senior, highly experienced team. Beyond core Primaries work, you'll gain exposure across the wider platform: supporting our Co-Investment and Secondaries teams on Asian transactions, contributing to the administration of a Japan PE separately managed account (SMA) for a Japanese pension fund, and engaging directly with regulatory matters relating to Capital Dynamics' Japan Discretionary Investment Management (DIM) license. Few Associate-level seats in private equity offer this breadth of exposure this early in a career. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT - ESSENTIAL: This role requires native-level Japanese and fluent English.You'll work daily with Japanese GPs, institutional investors and regulators, alongside our English-speaking global Primaries, Co-Investment and Secondaries teams — genuine bilingual fluency in both languages is a day-to-day requirement of the role, not a preference. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Primary Fund Investment (Asia)Source private equity fund investment opportunities, conduct due diligence and monitoring/reporting, and build strong relationships with GPs across the Asia-Pacific region.Lead due diligence processes and present findings at Investment Management (IM) and Investment Committee (IC) meetings.Monitor existing fund investments, including regular GP meetings and attendance at Annual General Meetings (AGMs).Prepare reporting on existing Asian private equity funds.Attend client calls and support fundraising activities for private equity products across Japan and wider Asia.Provide occasional support to the US and Europe Primaries teams.Japan Investment Management AdministrationSupport fund operations for a Japan private equity SMA managed on behalf of a Japanese pension fund, including cash management, accounting and audit coordination with outsourcing partners.Support marketing and decision-making processes relating to Capital Dynamics' Japan Discretionary Investment Management (DIM) license.Support reporting to regulators and industry bodies on matters relating to the Japan DIM license.Coordinate the quarterly management fee invoicing process for a Japanese institutional investor mandate, working with the Finance team.Supporting Co-Investment & Secondaries (A