Our History

  • December 2001
    Japan Alternative Investment Co., Ltd. (“JAI”) was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”)
  • April 2002
    JAI started offering fund of hedge fund products.
  • January 2007
    JAI started investment advisory service focused on fund of hedge funds.
  • 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.
  • December 2009
    JAI started investment management business (i.e., discretionary investment management service in addition to investment advisory service).
  • February 2012
    The Strategic Business Department was established to structure funds investing in real assets held by Mitsui.
  • 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.
  • June 2015
    JAI structured and distributed its first solar energy fund investing in solar projects located in Japan.
  • January 2016
    JAI structured and distributed its first aviation fund.
  • April 2017
    The corporate name was changed to “Mitsui &Co. Alternative Investments Limted.” (“MAI”)
  • 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.
  • September 2017
    An institutional investor engaged MAI to manage its infrastructure fund portfolio. (Investment management services and gatekeeping were outsourced to MAI.)
  • June 2018
    MAI established another subsidiary in Cayman, “Rimor Fund II GP Limited,” to manage its second infrastructure debt fund.
  • July 2018
    MAI opened a representative office in New York.
  • May 2020
    MAI participated in a fund project to verify the effective use of blockchain technology in fund offering.
  • April 2022
    MAI Signed United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment.
  • August 2023
    MAI concluded a placement agent agreement with New Forests Pty Limited (“New Forests”), invested by Mitsui & Co. Ltd., to act as a placement agent of a Southeast Asian forestry fund managed by New Forests.
  • May 2024
    MAI participated in a maritime investment fund established and operated by Navigare Capital Partners A/S (Denmark).
  • March 2025
    MAI concluded a capital and business alliance agreement with Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (“Daiwa Securities Group”), Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Daiwa Asset Management), JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co., Ltd. (“Japan Post Insurance”), Mitsui, and MKAM Co., Ltd. (“MKAM”).
  • July 2025
    The corporate name was changed to “Daiwa JPI Alternative Investments Co., Ltd.”(“DKAI”).
    DKAI started collaborating with Daiwa Securities Group, Daiwa Asset Management, Japan Post Insurance, Mitsui, and MKAM based on the capital and business alliance agreement concluded in March 2025.
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