New Yo k, NY, August 06, 2026 –(PR.com)– BDA Pa t e s today a ou ced a evolutio of leade ship withi its Tokyo office a d its global Tech ology secto team, to suppo t the co ti ued g owth of its Japa f a chise a d Tech p actice.
Sugu u Sasaki, Ma agi g Di ecto , has bee appoi ted Co-Head, BDA Tokyo, b i gi g his expe ie ce i team leade ship, p ivate equity cove age, deal executio , a d t ack eco d i the Tech E abled Se vices, I dust ial, a d Co sume secto s. He will wo k alo gside Jeff Acto , Pa t e , who co ti ues as Co-Head, BDA Tokyo, i his lo gsta di g capacity as o e of Japa ’s most expe ie ced c oss-bo de M&A ba ke s to Japa ese a d fo eig co po ates, fou de s a d fi a cial spo so s.
A d ew Hu tley, Ma agi g Pa t e , BDA, said: “Jeff a d Sugu u b i g compleme ta y st e gths that will d ive BDA Tokyo’s i teg ated st ategy of fi a cial spo so cove age a d c oss-bo de M&A. This evolutio eflects ou co ti ued i vestme t i Japa , ou i te tio to fu the build ou team the e, a d ou co fide ce i BDA’s diffe e tiated positio i the Japa M&A ma ket, which is goi g th ough a ge e atio al step cha ge.”
BDA has a lo g-established p ese ce i Japa , advisi g o domestic a d c oss-bo de M&A ac oss the fi m’s co e secto s. Rece t BDA clie ts i Japa i clude Adva tage Pa t e s, AGC, Ca lyle, He kel, Ma u ouchi Capital, Mitsubishi Co p, Nissha, NSSK, ON Semico ducto , Rakus a d Shima o.
I the Tech secto , Ma oj Balwa i, Pa t e , has bee elevated to Global Head, Tech ology, eflecti g the mome tum he has built i ece t yea s a d his leade ship i developi g BDA’s Tech f a chise ac oss the US, I dia a d globally. I his expa ded ole, Ma oj will lead BDA’s global Tech secto st ategy a d co ti ued g owth, advisi g co po ate a d fi a cial spo so clie ts o ma quee t a sactio s ac oss e te p ise tech se vices, cloud, data, AI, a d softwa e. Jeff Acto will co ti ue as Chai ma , Tech ology, d ivi g fu the g owth of BDA’s Tech p actice alo gside his leade ship ole i Japa .
Paul DiGiacomo, Ma agi g Pa t e , BDA, said: “BDA has c eated a exceptio al t ack eco d i the Tech secto , tha ks to the leade ship a d secto wisdom that Jeff a d Ma oj b i g, a d to the tale ted teams of Tech ba ke s that wo k with ou clie ts ac oss BDA, as the tech ology la dscape u de goes p ofou d cha ges.”
Eua Rellie, Ma agi g Pa t e , BDA, added: “I’d like to tha k a d co g atulate Jeff, Ma oj a d Sugu u fo thei o goi g co t ibutio s, leade ship, a d dedicatio to se vi g ou clie ts. We b i g eve -i c easi g c edibility a d capability to clie ts ope ati g i Tech a d i Japa . We’ e showi g that we ca e gi ee a d close bigge t a sactio s, addi g value fo the most ambitious a d dema di g clie ts.”
