As Japan becomes a key market for Asia's private credit boom, KKR has hired Goldman Sachs's Ken Murata as managing director of the Japanese credit business. New York-based KKR said Murata will arrive in September to report to Diane Raposio, head of credit and marketing in Asia. Murata is the first employee the alternative asset management company has hired in Tokyo to focus on private credit operations. Raposio said in a statement that this hire reflects KKR's “ambition to provide a wider range of capital solutions for Japanese companies.” Japan has been a key growth market for KKR's business, and the company is also actively investing in private equity and real estate in Japan.

As Japan becomes a key market for Asia's private credit boom, KKR has hired Goldman Sachs's Ken Murata as managing director of the Japanese credit business. New York-based KKR said Murata will arrive in September to report to Diane Raposio, head of credit and marketing in Asia. Murata is the first employee the alternative asset management company has hired in Tokyo to focus on private credit operations. Raposio said in a statement that this hire reflects KKR's “ambition to provide a wider range of capital solutions for Japanese companies.” Japan has been a key growth market for KKR's business, and the company is also actively investing in private equity and real estate in Japan.