Team

Hiroaki Hanawa Hiroaki Hanawa

Buyout

He graduated from the Faculty of Business and Commerce at Keio University and joined JAFCO in April 1991. Since joining the company, he has been engaged in venture capital investments for 25 years and has been involved in more than 30 IPO portfolio companies. In addition to IPOs, he led the exit of several company revitalization projects, including turnarounds after company splits. He has been a member of the Buyout Investment Division since 2017 and is currently mainly in charge of incubation and growth buyout investments.

In buyout investments operations, I am often directly involved in management of portfolio companies and I always strive to “be fair” when I participate in decision making. However, as someone involved in decision-making, I feel that I need to be careful not to be too biased in my own opinions. I would like to continue working with humility while placing importance on fairness.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, I have gradually shifted my private activities from the sea to forests over the past few years. The sea is vast and refreshing. Forests, on the other hand, are deep green and soothe my soul.