Transportation
Hiroyuki Otsuka is a Managing Director with Japan Buyout, heading and focusing on auto, industrial and transportation sectors in Japan. Mr. Otsuka joined Carlyle in April 2006 and is based in Tokyo.
Since joining Carlyle, Mr. Otsuka has been taking a leading role in Carlyle’s investments in current portfolio companies such as Chimney Co. Ltd. and Tsubaki Nakashima Co. Ltd.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Otsuka was a Managing Director at Lazard and worked over four years in both the New York and Tokyo offices where he was involved in many cross-border and domestic M&A transactions involving Japanese corporations.
Prior to that, Mr. Otsuka was a Vice President of Carlyle Japan Buyout, and before that he worked for nine years at Sumitomo Bank (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) focused on M&A transactions.
Mr. Otsuka received his P.G.D. from Oxford University. He received a B.A. from Waseda University.
Mr.Otsuka member of the Board of Directors as an outside board member of Chimney Co. Ltd., Tsubaki Nakashima Co. Ltd. and Qualicaps Co. Ltd.