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Caygan Capital

17.01.2024

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About Company
Caygan is an investment firm offering multi-strategy funds and customized portfolios.

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Singapore, 600 North Bridge Road, #09-10, Parkview Square, 188778

Singapore, 600 North Bridge Road, #09-10, Parkview Square, 188778

London, 4th Floor, 6 Lloyds Avenue, EC3N 3AX

London, 4th Floor, 6 Lloyds Avenue, EC3N 3AX

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Private

Description

Caygan provides investment management and advisory services from its offices in Singapore and London. The firm’s core products and services include two multi-strategy funds that were launched in 2009 (Japan focus) and 2011 (global focus), customized credit portfolios and investments in private firms tackling environmental and key social problems. Caygan was founded by CIO Naruhisa Nakagawa who initiated a spin-out from a large Japanese asset manager. Together with CEO Nanda Lokanathan, they oversee a team of over 15 professional across 3 locations. The name Caygan is inspired by the Japanese philosophy of deep insight that uncovers the true essence of things.
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Naruhisa Nakagawa
Naruhisa Nakagawa

Naruhisa Nakagawa

Naruhisa is the Founder and CIO of Caygan. He joined GCI Asset Management in 2009 to develop his multi-strategy funds and later initiated a spin-off to establish Caygan Capital. Prior to GCI, Naruhisa was a Director in Merrill Lynch Japan where he traded equity, fixed income (including convertible bonds) and related derivatives. Previously, he was with Goldman Sachs Japan where he traded convertibles and credit derivatives, while also focusing on model development. Naruhisa graduated from the University of Tokyo and was awarded the Ouchi Hyoei Prize (Memorial Prize) and best senior thesis for his paper on Convertible Pricing with Credit Risk. He also co-authored a paper on Pricing Convertible Bonds with Default Risk which was published in the journal of Fixed Income in December 2001 and subsequently obtained >100 citations.

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Caygan Capital
Caygan Capital

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Naruhisa Nakagawa

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Teruko (Teresa) Kyuden

Teruko (Teresa) Kyuden

SVP of VC Investments & Research Analyst (Manager, Company Fundamentals)

Chris Millar

Chris Millar

Business Development Manager

Daniel Chan

Daniel Chan

Associate

Nanda Lokanathan

Nanda Lokanathan

Chief Executive Officer

Kaiser Lim

Kaiser Lim

Trading

Kie Kuriyama

Kie Kuriyama

Equity Analyst Fundamental Research VC Investments

Naruhisa Nakagawa

Naruhisa Nakagawa

Founder & Chief Investment Officer

Caroline Day

Caroline Day

Administration Manager

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