Sussex Partners, a global investment advisory firm that specialises in hedge funds and alternative investment asset classes, has appointed Kanji Kikuchi as a Partner to support the firm’s outreach in the Japanese market.
Sussex Partners has been engaged with Japan since the firm’s inception in 2003 and is a strong supporter of local market hedge funds and the alpha opportunity they represent.
Kikuchi joins Sussex Partners from Credit Suisse Securities in Tokyo where he was Head of Fund Solutions for the firm’s private banking clients. Prior to Credit Suisse, Kikuchi worked in alternative investment sales and structured solutions at Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas and, earlier, at Mizuho Securities in Tokyo. He brings to Sussex Partners close to 30 years’ experience of the Japan investments market.
