Apollo Makes First Hire for Japan Private Credit Coverage

Apollo Global Management Inc. has hired Kazuo Yamataka to focus on Apollo’s private credit strategy in Japan, as the firm looks to grow its footprint in the country.

Yamataka will also look after hybrid strategies, a spokesperson said when asked by Bloomberg News on Monday. He is Apollo’s first hire for Japan private credit, according to people familiar with the matter. The company spokesperson declined to comment on this detail.

Hybrid strategies often involve convertible bonds that can be both a debt and equity play.

Yamataka previously worked at MBK Partners, a private equity firm, in Tokyo, most recently as ...