Geneva-based wealth and asset manager Lombard Odier has formed a strategic collaboration with an investment boutique that specialises in Japanese equities.
Lombard Odier has inked a strategic collaboration agreement with a Japanese asset manager, according to a statement. Formerly known as Alpha Japan Asset Advisors, the firm will adopt the new legal name of Alpha Japan LO am with Vincent Magnenat, limited partner at Lombard Odier, serving on its board as a representative.
Under the agreement, Alpha Japan LO am will distribute Lombard Odier’s global asset management solutions to domestic institutional investors and wholesale distributors in Japan. Meanwhile, Lombard Odier will actively distribute Alpha Japan LO am’s Japanese equity strategies in Europe and the UK.
Founded in 2007, Alpha Japan LO am is an investment boutique exclusively dedicated to Japanese equities with approximately USD1.5 billion in assets under management.
Local commitment
Lombard Odier has a significant presence in Japan, having established a strategic alliance with Mizuho Financial Group in 2023 that enables the Tokyo-based lender to leverage the Genevan private bank’s expertise and global network to serve high net worth clients.
“This new chapter strengthens our long-standing commitment to Japan by combining Alpha Japan’s deep investment expertise with Lombard Odier’s pan-European distribution and global investment capabilities,” said Jean-Pascal Porcherot, managing partner at Lombard Odier Group and co-head of Lombard Odier Investment Managers, commenting on the Alpha Japan LO am tie-up.
“Together, we will deepen access for European investors to a best-in-class pure-play Japanese equities capability, while expanding our ability to serve Japanese institutions and distributors with differentiated asset management solutions across sustainable investment, private assets and systematic strategies.”
