Cross-Border Advisory · Funds into Japan · Tokyo-Based

Helping institutional funds enter the Japan market

Olango Capital advises pension funds and institutional allocators — starting with Kenya — on Japan market entry: board education, governance framing, manager mapping, and introductions to licensed partners in Tokyo. No one else specializes in this lane.

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About

Placement-style advisory — not a brokerage

Kenya-born, Tokyo-based for 25+ years. We help institutional funds place capital into Japan through advisory, research, and trusted introductions — the gap global placement agents do not cover.

What we do

Cross-border advisory for funds entering Japan — IC briefings, IPS support, manager mapping, and capital introduction to licensed Japanese partners.

Who we serve

Kenyan pension funds (NSSF, PSSF, occupational schemes) and institutional allocators building developed-market Japan exposure.

Why this lane is open

Japanese managers sell products. Global placement agents rarely cover Africa → Japan. No specialist advises African fund boards on Japan market entry from Tokyo.

What we are not

Not a licensed securities dealer, fund manager, or placement agent under Japan FIEA or Kenya CMA. Regulated activity stays with licensed institutions.

How I Help

How funds enter Japan

Placement-style advisory for institutional allocators — from first IC briefing through licensed partner introduction.

Fund Placement Advisory

Help institutional funds map Japan exposure — asset classes, channels, and licensed partners — without selling a product.

Board & IC Briefings

60–90 minute sessions for trustees and investment committees on Japan markets, GPIF governance lessons, and offshore allocation.

Manager Mapping & Introductions

Identify and introduce licensed Japanese asset managers, custodians, and institutional contacts suited to your IPS.

IPS & Governance Support

Advisory on offshore allocation policy, RBA alignment, and ESG reporting frameworks for Japan exposure.

Tokyo Market Orientation

On-the-ground briefings and partner meetings in Tokyo for fund teams building Japan allocation capability.

Ongoing Advisory Retainer

Quarterly updates, manager diligence support, and allocation review as your Japan book is built.

Japan Market Access

What institutional funds can allocate to

Japan exposure pathways for pension and institutional portfolios — we advise on structure; licensed partners execute.

Public markets

Japanese equities & fixed income

TOPIX/Nikkei equities, JGBs, and corporate credit via licensed global or Japan-domiciled managers — index, active, and thematic mandates.

Equities Bonds Developed Market

Real assets

J-REITs & real estate income

Listed Japanese real estate for long-duration institutional portfolios — income, diversification, and inflation characteristics.

J-REITs Income Real Assets

Implementation

Licensed partner introduction

We map managers and custodians, facilitate Tokyo introductions, and support governance documentation — transactions through licensed institutions.

Placement Advisory Tokyo Governance
Kenya → Japan paper Brochure

Ventures

Ownership ventures — seeking investors

Separate from Olango Capital advisory: ventures where Dick Olango is building equity and raising seed capital.

Kenya · Construction tech · Seed round · Chams Media 54K+ views

Black Cotton Soil (BCS-OSA)

Turn Kenya's black cotton soil from costly site waste into on-site walling, pavement, and hardcore — Japanese soil-solidification know-how developed with JKUAT. Featured on Chams Media: Dick Olango & OSA co-founder Sakata Izumi.

Construction Circular economy JKUAT OSA Japan Seed investors
Investor page Watch video

Research & Publications

Research, publications & author

Board-ready research for pension fund trustees, a weekly Kenya & East Africa brief, and Leading by Subtraction.

Weekly · Kenya & East Africa

Nairobi Brief

A three-minute Monday brief — Kenya’s daily market and policy intelligence, plus East Africa capital. Same product idea as Tokyo Brief: one rigid layout, sent to subscribers.

CBK NSE M&A EAC
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Author · Leadership · Coming soon

Leading by Subtraction — by Dick Olango

A journal-born guide for new leaders: do less so you lead better. Three hundred words a day on an iPhone — subtract noise, calendar, and illusions until you have bandwidth to lead. English edition · Japanese edition · Amazon & Audible · The Subtraction Podcast.

New Leaders Journal 日本語版 Podcast
Book launch site Join launch list

Kenya-facing · Draft 0.1

Strategic Diversification into Japan for Kenyan Pension Funds

How NSSF, PSSF, and Kenyan institutional investors can access developed-market returns, governance, and real assets through Japan. Section 1 complete.

NSSF PSSF Offshore Allocation Japan
Read Summary Executive Brief

Japan-facing · Draft 0.1

Infrastructure and Sustainable Development Opportunities in Kenya

How Japanese institutional investors can access sustainable growth through African infrastructure and real assets within a strategic asset allocation framework.

Infrastructure SDI Pension Funds Kenya
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Firm Profile

Institutional Profile & Founder Introduction

Professional introduction for investor meetings — firm overview, services, engagement models, and founder credentials (short, standard, and extended formats).

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Founder

Dick Olango

Dick Olango

Dick Olango

Founder, Olango Capital · Managing Director, CBRE Global Workplace Solutions Japan · Licensed Architect (Japan)

Kenya-born architect and executive, resident in Japan for 25+ years. Dick leads CBRE's workplace solutions business nationally — facilities management, building operations, and real assets at scale.

Long before Olango Capital, he built a track record bridging Kenya and Japan: founding AOAD in Tokyo, co-founding OSA (Olango & Sakata Associates) across Tokyo and Nairobi, and advising OSA Japan on community and cross-border initiatives. He mentors Kenyan students and remains connected to institutions at home and in Tokyo.

Through Olango Capital, he advises Kenyan pension funds on Japan market entry — placement-style advisory, board briefings, and introductions to licensed partners in Tokyo. Not brokerage or fund management.

Author. Dick is writing Leading by Subtraction — a leadership book born from daily journals captured in the cracks of executive life (shower thoughts, train walks, three hundred words a day). The same discipline that bridges Kenya and Japan in capital markets now applies to helping new leaders subtract noise and lead with clarity. Visit the book launch site →

Builder. Co-founder of OSA (Olango & Sakata Associates) and BCS-OSA — turning Kenya's black cotton soil from construction waste into buildable material, with JKUAT validation and a Chams Media feature (54K+ views). Investor page → · Watch on YouTube

Education Tokyo Metropolitan University · Harvard GSD · Quantic MBA
Licenses & certs Licensed Architect (Japan) · CFA Sustainable Investing (in progress)
Kenya–Japan AOAD · OSA · OSA Japan · African Architecture Project
Recognition DXD Green Design Award · Barrierless City Jury, Tokyo

Philosophy

Ownership over activity

"Wealth is created when income is systematically converted into productive ownership that compounds faster than consumption."

Earn → Save → Invest → Own → Compound

Contact

Request a board briefing

For NSSF, PSSF, and institutional funds evaluating Japan market entry.

Dick Olango
Founder, Olango Capital

Tokyo, Japan

contact@olangocapital.com

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Typical engagement

1. IC briefing on Japan allocation (60–90 min)
2. IPS / governance note for offshore Japan
3. Manager mapping & licensed partner introductions
4. Tokyo market orientation (optional)
5. Ongoing advisory retainer

BCS-OSA investors

Black Cotton Soil seed round — investor page

d.olango@osa-rainbow.com

Chams Media video

Olango Capital is a cross-border bridge and advisory practice based on market experience. It provides research, board briefings, and introductions. It is not a licensed financial instruments business operator under Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (金融商品取引業者), not a CMA-licensed investment adviser in Kenya, and does not manage assets or sell securities. Any investment decision or transaction is made by you through appropriately licensed institutions. This website is for information only and is not investment advice or an offer or solicitation of securities.