Your Top Choice to Spearhead Real Estate Investment & Gain Exponential Access to Asia Pacific

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Headquartered in Singapore, the financial hub of Asia, Agility, the real estate arm of PhillipCapital Group is well positioned as your top choice to spearhead real estate investment and gain exponential access to new markets in Asia Pacific.

Our competitive advantage is our deep-rooted expertise in investment and asset management. Coupled with our strong track record in Asia, we leverage on networks, strategic alliances, and acquisitions to achieve the goals in the best interest of our clients.

At Agility, we are highly strategic in delivering the best solution to preserve and enhance your capital and assets: 

Investment Management • Asset Management • Advisory Services • Property Management 

Access Our Robust Ecosystem

The PhillipCapital Group is an integrated financial services provider, operating in the financial hubs of 15 countries. The Group has over 1 million clients worldwide with Assets Under Management totaling more than USD 35 billion.

CKS is a leading property valuation firm in Singapore. CKS has conducted valuations across different property classes ranging from residential to commercial, industrial, and retail properties.

Agility Asset Advisers is an asset management specialist based in Japan. With close to 20 years of experience, Agility Asset Advisers has built up a strong presence in Japan with an exceptional track record in real estate asset management and consultancy.

Agility is equipped with a strong base and wealth of experience for expansion across Asia and globally.

Outreach in 15 countries, serving over 1 million clients

Through the Group’s ecosystem, we are well-positioned and equipped with the expertise to provide investment strategies to a wide spectrum of investor groups including High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWI), Family Offices and Institutional Investors.

We drive the expansion of real estate business in the region.

>USD 2 billion

Asset Under Management (AUM) as of 1Q 2024

>2 million sqft

Properties Under Management

>100 years

of combined experience from Agility’s Leadership Team

>15 countries

in the Global Footprint Network

Licenses

Agility Fund Management business is regulated by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under the Capital Markets Services (CMS) License.

Agility Japan business is licensed under

  • Real Estate Business License by the Governor of Tokyo (4) No. 84334
  • Money Lending Control Law by the Governor of Tokyo (7) No. 29520
  • Financial Instruments Business by the Director of Kanto Local Finance Bureau No.513 (Type II, Investment Advisory & Agency Services, and Investment Management Services)
  • Comprehensive Real Estate Investment Advisory Business by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Registration No.96

Leadership Team

Kinji Kaiho

Group Chief Executive Officer,
Agility Japan

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Nicholas Foo

Chief Executive Officer,
Agility Fund Management

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Lee Tang Keat

Director,
Head of Business Development,
Agility Fund Management

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Hiroyuki Kato

General Manager,
International Strategy,
Agility Japan

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Mitsuru Shimizu

Senior Asset Manager,
Agility Japan

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Naomichi Iida

Vice President,
Agility Japan

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© Agility Group
Agility Fund Management business is regulated by
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
Capital Market License No. CMS101188

© Agility Group
Agility Fund Management business is regulated by 
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
Capital Market License No. CMS101188

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Naomichi Iida

Vice President, Agility Japan

Prior to joining Agility in 2006, Naomichi Iida worked at Yasuda Trust & Banking (currently Mizuho Trust & Banking) and Mizuho Securities for over 10 years. He specialised in securitisation of real estate and its related business and was involved in the M&A business, focusing on large-scale real estate companies. His main M&A Advisory experience includes KDDI and Hamamatsu ACT Tower Complex. He was one of the key members of the “Osaka Naniwaza” commerce facility project which was known as the first deal in Japan that executed a development-type securitisation of real estate. Additionally, he developed the MAP (Multi Asset Program) scheme, in collaboration with Shinsei Bank. He has played a key role in the business of real estate securitisation in Japan and has dealt with over JPY500b worth of assets during his career.

Mitsuru Shimizu

Senior Asset Manager, Agility Japan

Mitsuru Shimizu is an Asset Manager at Agility since 2012. With over 10 years of experience in Asset Management (AM) and Property Management (PM), he has succeeded in raising up occupancy rates and NOI. He has worked for Mitsui Fudosan Building Management, where he managed office in the main three wards as a PM. After his PM career, he joined CBRE Residential Management, which is the asset management company of a J-REIT. He had the responsibility of managing 34 properties and over JPY80 billion asset size for New City Residence Corporation Investment (currently Daiwa House REIT Corporation Investment).

Hiroyuki Kato

General Manager, International Strategy,
Agility Japan

Hiroyuki Kato joined Agility in 2019 after coming back from Shanghai, China, where he had engaged in management of an insurance brokerage house, overseas trading arms of a Japanese listed company as well as a corporate finance department of Mizuho Bank (China). He started his career at The Industrial Bank of Japan and had engaged in relationship management with international institutions, sovereign borrowers, Fortune 500 corporations and international banks. Based on his 16-year overseas career, he covers wide-ranged services such as trade and project finance, capital market, securitization, business revitalization, FDI advisory, credit insurance and risk management consulting.

Lee Tang Keat

Director, Head of Business Development, Agility Fund Management

Tang Keat (TK) is the Head of Business Development for Agility Fund Management. TK has over 20 years of experience in Investment Advisory, Fund & Asset Management, and Auctions & Facility Management. Previously at JLL for a period of 10 years, he held positions as Head of Auction (Singapore) and Head of Industrial (Vietnam), overseeing the establishment of JLL Vietnam’s industrial and commercial departments. TK is also the Country Head of Vietnam for Agility.

Nicholas Foo

Chief Executive Officer, Agility Fund Management

Nicholas is the Chief Executive Officer of Agility Fund Management with overall responsibility for investment, management, and strategy across the group. Highly experienced with over 15 years of banking and investment experience, he has numerous achievements under his belt. Some of them include overseeing over US$3bn of AUM across Greenfield developments, core/core-plus funds investment, and debt instruments within the Asia region. He previously held a leadership role in an SGX-listed company and a boutique private equity firm in which his key responsibility was investment structuring, fundraising, asset management, and investor relationship. Nicholas is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee and is also the Director of CKS Property Consultants Pte Ltd and Agility Asset Management.

Kinji Kaiho

Group Chief Executive Officer, Agility Japan

Kinji Kaiho is the Group Chief Executive Officer for Agility Japan. He has over 30 years of experience in investment banking, advisory, real estate asset management, and financing. He founded Agility Asset Advisers (part of the PhillipCapital Group) in 2005 and launched the Nippon REIT (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange) in 2014. He has led over 200 securitisation projects and participated in numerous cross-border transactions. He has led and managed numerous project financing deals in China including Beijing World Trade Center, Shanghai Portsman Hotel and Guangzhou Garden Hotel. Kinji Kaiho is also the Chief Executive Officer for Agility Asset Management and non-executive director for Agility Fund Management.