Monument Group Continues Asia Team Expansion with Addition of Kay Sano
TOKYO, 7 February 2018 – Monument Group, a leading independent global private fund placement agent, announced today the hiring of Ms. Keiko (Kay) Sano. Kay has joined Monument Group as a representative director in the firm’s Tokyo office.
“The addition of Kay to our team in Tokyo strengthens our ever-increasing footprint in the Asian market, where we anticipate continued activity among funds and investors,” said Robert Mast, Managing Director at Monument Group. “We welcome Kay to our firm and look forward to her many contributions.”
“Kay brings deep relationships and regional expertise to the team that enable us to take advantage of the growth in Asian activity,” added Niklas Amundsson, Managing Director at Monument Group.
Kay was previously with Bain Capital Private Equity in Tokyo, where she was Vice President, Investor Relations and a member of the Asia Pacific Private Equity team. Prior to joining Bain, she was a Principal at Tokio Marine Capital responsible for global fundraising and investor relations. Previously, she had been a managing partner at Cross-Border Communications, a boutique investor relations firm based in Tokyo, where she provided shareholder research and global IR services to listed Japanese companies.
Kay received a Bachelor of Laws degree in International Legal Studies from Sophia University in Japan.
About Monument Group
Monument Group is a leading, independent global private fund placement agent with offices in Boston, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Since its inception in 1994, Monument Group has assisted a range of general partners around the world to raise funds totaling over $93 billion of equity. Monument Group’s clients represent a broad range of investment strategies including buyouts, debt, distressed, energy and natural resources, growth, infrastructure, venture and real estate.
Monument Group, Inc., is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA); Monument Group Europe LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority; Monument Group, L.P. is licensed as a Type II Financial Instruments Dealer in Japan; Monument Group (HK) Limited is licensed to conduct Type 1 regulated activities in Hong Kong.
