Prominent former executives from JP Morgan, Ville Vaataja and Shigetoshi Kobayashi, have joined Brahman Capital Management Pte to lead the newly launched Brahman Kova Japan Fund.
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The fund, which began trading last month, focuses on Japan’s interest rate market and currently manages approximately $100 million.
Vaataja, previously the head of Asia Pacific G-10 rates trading at JP Morgan, and Kobayashi, former Japan fixed-income trading chief, aim to allocate at least 75% of the fund’s exposure to the Japan rates