Warburg Pincus has officially opened a new office in Tokyo, located in the Marunouchi building within the city’s central business district. The move marks an expansion of the firm’s presence in Asia, where it has operated for more than thirty years and maintained partnerships with Japanese companies and investors.
The opening ceremony was attended by Jeffrey Perlman, Chief Executive Officer of Warburg Pincus; Vishal Mahadevia, Head of Asia Private Equity; and Takashi Murata, Head of Japan and Co-Head of Asia Real Estate. Partners, portfolio company executives, and members of Japan’s business community were also present.
In recent years, Warburg Pincus has increased its activities in Japan by supporting portfolio companies’ market entry and making direct investments in sectors such as logistics, living spaces, and life sciences real estate. Recent investments include Tokyo Beta—Japan’s largest share house portfolio—a partnership with EGW to develop life sciences facilities, and acquisitions of two logistics assets near Tokyo earlier this year.
With the establishment of a dedicated local team at its Tokyo office, Warburg Pincus aims to deepen relationships with Japanese corporates and investors while accelerating investment activity across private equity and real estate. The firm will focus on opportunities in technology, healthcare, industrials, as well as real estate segments like living spaces, logistics facilities, life sciences infrastructure, and data centers.
Jeffrey Perlman stated: “As we continue to advance our ambitions in Asia, Japan plays a critical role in our global growth strategy. The country’s economic resilience, policy stability, corporate governance reforms, and culture of innovation have created an environment where global growth investors like us can truly add value. The opening of our Tokyo office is a statement of intent. We are here to invest, to partner, and to grow — together with Japan, for the long-term.”
Vishal Mahadevia added: “Japan is one of the most attractive private equity markets in Asia today. With a large and growing pipeline of opportunities across technology, healthcare, and industrials, we see strong alignment with our global sector expertise. Our integrated global platform, long-term approach, and deep local partnerships will enable us to support the next generation of leading Japanese companies as they grow both locally and internationally.”
Takashi Murata commented: “It is a privilege to lead the firm’s efforts in Japan and to build a strong local team to execute our Asia strategy. Japan is a market with scale, liquidity, and stability — but also one undergoing profound change. With a permanent office in Tokyo we are now on the ground ready to act,and committed to building long-term value alongside our partnersand management teamsin Japan.”
Warburg Pincus manages over US$85 billion in assets globally with more than 215 active portfolio companies diversified across stages,sectors,and geographies.The firm began investing in Asia in 1994; since then,it has invested nearly US$34 billion into over 270 Asian companies spanning industries including financial services,business services,and consumer goods.