About Chronus Capital
Chronus Capital invests in listed Japanese companies that have attractive valuations, proven business models, and the potential to increase corporate value for the benefit of all stakeholders. We engage with the boards and management teams of our investee companies to provide value-added suggestions and creative solutions to further enhance corporate value.
Chronus Capital’s principals have deep experience in working with Japanese listed companies and draw on both local and global perspectives to provide unique insights to our investee companies. In particular, our principals have expertise in Japanese corporate finance, M&A, and real estate.
Team
Philip Partnow
Prior to co-founding Chronus Capital Advisors, Philip Partnow had a lengthy career in law and corporate finance in Japan, China and Hong Kong.
Mr. Partnow began his career as a corporate lawyer with Sullivan & Cromwell. He then moved to Nikko Salomon Smith Barney (currently Citigroup Securities) in 1999 before joining UBS Investment Bank in 2000 to focus on cross-border M&A in Asia. Currently based in Tokyo, Mr. Partnow, has also lived and worked in Beijing and Hong Kong after starting his career in New York. He is fluent in English, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese.
During his career with UBS that culminated in the role of Vice Chairman of Asia ex-Japan M&A, Mr. Partnow oversaw more than $20 billion worth of transactions. With a deep knowledge of both finance and law, he advised on cross-border M&A and joint ventures, working alongside U.S. funds such as TPG and Carlyle as well as Western corporates including Vodaphone, Diageo and Polo Ralph Lauren. Mr. Partnow’s Asian clients have included PetroChina and Shanghai Electric in China, and Docomo and Furukawa Electric in Japan.
After leaving UBS in 2014 Mr. Partnow founded Partnow & Co., a Tokyo based advisory boutique focused on advising foreign engagement funds in their investments in Japanese companies.
Mr. Partnow is a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia University School of Law.
Jun Suetomi
Prior to co-founding Chronus Capital Advisors, Jun Suetomi had a lengthy career in corporate finance and investing in Japan.
Mr. Suetomi began his career at Nippon Credit Bank (currently, Aozora Bank) in 1989, working in areas such as high-net-worth client sales, corporate finance, industrial research, and non-performing loan management.
In 2000, Mr. Suetomi moved to the special situation investments group at Nikko Salomon Smith Barney (currently, Citigroup Securities) and then helped to establish a Japan special situations platform for Grove International Partners (a spin-out of Soros Fund Management), focusing on investments in Japanese NPLs and real estate.
In 2009, Mr. Suetomi founded Asia Pacific Asset Management, a Tokyo based advisory boutique focused on advising Japanese listed companies and foreign investment funds. Since 2015, he has focused mainly on advising foreign engagement funds in their investments in Japanese companies.
Mr. Suetomi is a graduate of Kyoto University Faculty of Law and holds CMA (Certified Member Analyst of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan).
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