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Takeshi Yamamoto
Managing Director
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Takeshi Yamamoto
Managing Director
Takeshi Yamamoto is a Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Institutional Capital Team. In his role, he focuses on institutional fundraising covering Japanese institutional investors.
Before joining Blue Owl, Takeshi was a Principal and Head of Japan Sales at Ascentium Group, which was acquired by Blue Owl in 2021 to establish its physical presence in Hong Kong. Prior to that, he was a Director and Head of Financial Institutions Sales of Asset Management Division at Credit Suisse Securities Japan, where he was responsible for Private Funds and Direct deals distribution to institutional investors based in Tokyo, Japan. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Takeshi was a Vice President and started up the Japan institutional business in the Treasury department of OCBC Bank, Singapore, where he distributed a wide range of financial products including Asian credit structured products and Asian mezzanine loan funds to Japanese financial institutions. Before joining OCBC, Takeshi was an Executive Director of Credit Agricole CIB Tokyo to cover Japanese large size financial institutions. Prior to Joining Credit Agricole, he was a Director and a Head of Structured Credit Products Sales at Credit Suisse Securities Japan. Prior to that, Takeshi was a Managing Director of Bear Stearns Japan Ltd., Tokyo Branch covering Japanese financial institutions in Bond and Structured Products Sales. Takeshi began his career in Fixed Income sales to cover Japanese financial institutions at Lehman Brothers Japan Inc.
Takeshi received his BA in Business from Kansai University in Japan.
Before joining Blue Owl, Takeshi was a Principal and Head of Japan Sales at Ascentium Group, which was acquired by Blue Owl in 2021 to establish its physical presence in Hong Kong. Prior to that, he was a Director and Head of Financial Institutions Sales of Asset Management Division at Credit Suisse Securities Japan, where he was responsible for Private Funds and Direct deals distribution to institutional investors based in Tokyo, Japan. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Takeshi was a Vice President and started up the Japan institutional business in the Treasury department of OCBC Bank, Singapore, where he distributed a wide range of financial products including Asian credit structured products and Asian mezzanine loan funds to Japanese financial institutions. Before joining OCBC, Takeshi was an Executive Director of Credit Agricole CIB Tokyo to cover Japanese large size financial institutions. Prior to Joining Credit Agricole, he was a Director and a Head of Structured Credit Products Sales at Credit Suisse Securities Japan. Prior to that, Takeshi was a Managing Director of Bear Stearns Japan Ltd., Tokyo Branch covering Japanese financial institutions in Bond and Structured Products Sales. Takeshi began his career in Fixed Income sales to cover Japanese financial institutions at Lehman Brothers Japan Inc.
Takeshi received his BA in Business from Kansai University in Japan.