Pemberton opens Tokyo office as Japanese investors eye European credit. October 13 2026 Pemberton Asset Management has opened an office in Tokyo, as Japanese institutional investors eye European private credit. The new office will be led by Jun Narui, head of Asia Pacific, and Shintaro Mori in business development, who will both relocate to Tokyo, alongside Ayu Kurauchi in investor relations, who has played a central role in building the firm's presence in the region, the manager said. The European firm, which oversees $34bn (£25.6bn) in assets, also plans to open a second office in Asia in the near future. It comes as institutional investors across the region continue to allocate capital to European private credit to diversify their portfolios, Pemberton said. "Interest in private credit continues to grow among Japanese institutional investors," said Narui. "As allocations increase, many investors are expanding their focus beyond direct lending into other areas of private credit. "Geographic diversification is becoming an increasingly important consideration, driving interest in European private credit given the depth, scale and maturity of the region's lending markets." As part of the expansion, Shotaro Sese has joined Pemberton as executive director for business development, while Naoko Nozaki has joined as head of compliance. Based in the Tokyo office, Sese will develop relationships with institutional investors and support the firm's growth in Japan, while Nozaki will oversee all compliance matters in the country. The office strengthens the manager's presence in Japan, where it has had an institutional investor base since 2018. Japan accounts for an increasingly important share of capital allocated to private credit, Pemberton said. "Japan is an important market for us," said Symon Drake-Brockman, co-founder and managing partner at Pemberton. "Our experienced London-based team has done an excellent job building our Japanese business for nearly a decade, and now with a permanent presence in Tokyo we will be able to work even more closely with our clients in the market."

Pemberton appoints Dominic Courtman to lead its CLO platform. * 29th September 2026 * Dominic Courtman will join as Managing Director and Head of Pemberton's Collateralised Loan Obligation ('CLO') Group * Since inception, Pemberton's CLO business has grown to €1.6 billion in AUM Pemberton Asset Management ("Pemberton"), one of Europe's leading private credit managers, has hired Dominic Courtman as Managing Director and Head of its Collateralised Loan Obligation ('CLO') Group. Dominic's appointment builds on the strong momentum of Pemberton's CLO business and will support its continued growth. He brings more than 30 years of experience across leveraged credit, portfolio management and corporate finance. Most recently, Dominic was Managing Director, Deputy CIO and Senior Portfolio Manager at Investcorp, where he was responsible for the portfolio management of the firm's European CLOs and closed-ended credit funds. Since its inception, Pemberton's CLO business has grown to €1.6 billion in AUM, with further new issues planned under its Indigo Series. In 2025, the platform issued two new CLOs under its Indigo series (Indigo III and Indigo IV) and successfully repriced Indigo I. After nearly five years with Pemberton, Rob Reynolds has decided to step back from his role as Head of CLOs to spend more time with his family and pursue some of his other interests, including his writing. Pemberton Asset Management Group is delighted to welcome Dominic to lead Pemberton's growing CLO platform. Dominic brings a wealth of experience from over 30 years in the industry and will be instrumental progressing the expansion of the platform. I would like to thank Rob for his contribution to Pemberton over the past five years. During his time with Pemberton, Rob has overseen the establishment and development of the Pemberton Indigo CLO platform and has contributed more broadly to the firm. - Ben Gulliver, Head of Portfolio Management & Co-Head of Direct Lending I am delighted to be joining Pemberton at an exciting stage in the ongoing development of its CLO group platform. The strength of the team and the building momentum behind the Indigo series provide an excellent foundation for continued growth. I look forward to working with the wider team to build on the platform's success. - Dominic Courtman, incoming Managing Director and Head of Collateralised Loan Obligation Group I have greatly enjoyed the challenge of establishing the Indigo platform and am very grateful for the support I have received from Ben and the team at Pemberton. I'm looking forward to spending more time with my family and getting my first book published. - Rob Reynolds Pemberton's CLO strategy focuses on the active management of liquid, broadly syndicated European leveraged loan portfolios, supported by a robust investment framework combining fundamental credit analysis, structured portfolio construction and ongoing risk monitoring. The Indigo platform is a core pillar of the firm's multi-strategy private credit offering. Dominic Courtman will begin his role at Pemberton in January 2027. In the interim, Jay Daryanani, Managing Director and Deputy Head of CLOs, will lead the CLO team. This arrangement will ensure continuity across the team's investment activities and the ongoing management of the CLO platform

Pemberton has provided a financing package to support the refinancing of Ashcourt Group, a vertically integrated building materials and waste management platform. Founded in 2009 and backed by Verdane since 2025, Ashcourt combines virgin and recycled material supply, waste handling and disposal, and general contracting services from its network of material-handling sites and quarries. The financing will refinance existing debt and support Ashcourt's ongoing growth and business development. Tom Jervis, director of origination at Pemberton, said the deal marks the start of what the firm expects to be a meaningful partnership with Ashcourt and Verdane.