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Tanaka has over seventeen years of industry experience and is responsible for Probitas Partners’ relationship management activities in Europe. Prior to Probitas, Tanaka worked in fundraising for Engel & Völkers Capital/Asset Management, a German real estate fund manager. Previously, he served as advisor to EWIA Green Investments, an impact-driven investment firm focused on solar projects into emerging markets. In 2016, he was relocated to Munich from London by an asset-servicing entity spun out from von Braun & Schreiber Private Equity Partners (AssetMetrix). Prior to this he headed-up European M&A advisory/sponsor sales at Mergermarket Group. During his nine year tenure he was instrumental in growing the firm under ownership by founders/VC, then a strategic corporate (FT/Pearson) and later when it was sold to investors BC Partners/GIC. Tanaka began his career with Spark Ventures as an analyst followed by a stint as a Lloyd’s of London broker for Aon (M&A) and Willis (Listed Property Risks). He achieved his Masters (Management) at Durham University & completed the Future of Real Estate Programme at Oxford University Saïd Business School.