Masa Suekane
Partner at Bain Capital
Masa Suekane
Partner at Bain Capital
Tokyo, Tokyo
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2006 - Current
Investment Committee Member of Asia Private Equity. In charge of Industrial / Energy / Healthcare / Technology sectors in Japan. Spearheaded buyout deals: - T&K TOKA (2023, EV $300M) - Olympus Scientific Solutions Division / Evident (2022, EV $3.5B) - Hitachi Metals / Proterial (2021, EV $6.5B) - Nichii Gakkan (2020, EV $1.5B) - Showa Aircraft Industry (2019, EV $1.0B) - Toshiba Memory / KIOXIA (2017, $18.0B) - Ooedo Onsen (2015, EV $500M) - Japan Wind Development (2015, EV $400M) - Jupiter Shop Channel (2012, EV $1.7B) Elected as "40 under 40" in 2019 by Private Equity International.
Board Member
2024
Japan's #1 UV Ink manufacturer
Board Member
2023
Japan’s #1 microscope manufacturer & inspection solutions provider (f.k.a. Olympus's Scientific Solutions division)
Board Member
2023
Japan's #1 specialty metals manufacturer (f.k.a. Hitachi Metals)
Board Member / Auditor
2018
Global #2 NAND flash memory manufacturer (f.k.a. Toshiba Memory Co)
Board Member
2020
Transportation component manufacturing and Real Estate development & operation.
Board Member
2020 - 2024
Japan's #1 nursing care service operator and #1 medical BPO provider
Board Member
2015 - 2024
Onshore and offshore wind power development & operation
Associate
2004 - 2006
Won sole MVP Consultant Award in 2005 in Tokyo office