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December 2001
Japan Alternative Investment Co., Ltd. (“JAI”) was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”)
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April 2002
JAI started offering fund of hedge fund products.
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January 2007
JAI started investment advisory service focused on fund of hedge funds.
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June 2008
JAI acted as the placement agent of the first infrastructure fund in Japan, which was launched by an Australian investment manager in cooperation with Mitsui.
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December 2009
JAI started investment management business (i.e., discretionary investment management service in addition to investment advisory service).
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February 2012
The Strategic Business Department was established to structure funds investing in real assets held by Mitsui.
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October 2014
JAI started managing its first infrastructure debt fund whose general partner is “Rimor Fund I GP Limited,” a Cayman domiciled subsidiary formed by JAI.
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June 2015
JAI structured and distributed its first solar energy fund investing in solar projects located in Japan.
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January 2016
JAI structured and distributed its first aviation fund.
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April 2017
The corporate name was changed to “Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments Limited” (“MAI”)
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June 2017
MAI acted as the placement agent supporting fundraising for one of the largest solar energy funds in Japan, which was structured by GE Energy Financial Services.
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September 2017
An institutional investor engaged MAI to manage its infrastructure fund portfolio. (Investment management services and gatekeeping were outsourced to MAI.)
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June 2018
MAI established another subsidiary in Cayman, “Rimor Fund II GP Limited,” to manage its second infrastructure debt fund.
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July 2018
MAI opened a representative office in New York.
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May 2020
MAI participated in a fund project to verify the effective use of blockchain technology in fund offering.
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April 2022
MAI Signed United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment.