PURPOSE01
Supporting development of shipping industry
A Japanese company established to support the further development of the shipping industry with professionals with expertise in domestic and international ship finance operations/brokerage.
PACIFIC PARTNERS — SHIP FINANCE & BROKERAGE
Shipping people are always welcome!
We specialize in shipping finance, bringing years of experience and a vast network both domestically and internationally to support your business.
MOVIE
WHO WE ARE
About Us
MISSION02
Resolve issues faced by customers from the customer's viewpoint
In today's world where traditional ship brokerage and financial services are merging, experienced professionals with expertise in both provide know- how to develop more dynamic and sophisticated businesses with domestic and foreign shipowners, investors, banks, leasing companies, trading houses, and other clients.
VISION03
Integrity and Transparency
Provide personalized services tailored to the unique needs of our clients
Build long-term relationships based on mutual trust
HOW WE THINK
How We Think
What shpowenrs feel
Ship brokers excel at structuring deals, but often lack knowledge of finance.
They work hard until the deal is finalized, but aftercare is often neglected.
Financial institutions know a lot about finance, but every time the person in charge changes, we have to explain the ship finance from the beginning again.
DIRECTION
Direction to go
Being in the industry for so many years, we experience many things. The shipping market is always in a state of flux, with good times and bad times. In these times, I find joy and satisfaction in confronting these challenges together with my clients and building relationships where we can share the hardships and joys together.
PHILOSOPHY
Our way of thinking
We believe that our mission is to maximize client satisfaction by putting the client first, drawing on our years of experience gained from both ship brokering and finance and our track record of overcoming these obstacles.
WHAT WE DO
Services
Three main lines of business
01
Brokerage/Advisory services for Ship Sale and Lease Back deals
- Brokerage of ship sale and lease back deals with a focus on bareboat projects.
- Use our worldwide network of brokers to identify deals and arrange financing for vessels that meet the needs of Japanese shipowners and investors.
02
Brokerage/advisory services for Japanese operating leases
- Introducing and brokering Japanese operating lease projects, commonly referred to as JOLCO, for trading houses, leasing companies and financial institutions.
- Provide support from sourcing to design for JOLCO projects, which require a very high level of knowledge.
03
Advisory services for shipowners, investors and financial institutions
- Support for shipowners and investors in raising funds and introduction to various financial institutions.
- For financial institutions, provide support for the formulation of internal ship financing manuals and self-assessment manuals for financial institutions newly engaged in ship finance.
- Providing more advanced and specialized advisory services to financial institutions engaged in ship financing.
- Support for overseas shipping companies in their activities in Japan.
WHAT WE DID
Track Record
Examples of project initiatives
CASE 01Brokerage/Advisory services for Ship Sale and Lease Back deals
- Brokerage of secondhand Panamax Sale and Lease Back deals to domestic investors (approx. US$14M)
- Brokerage of 3 new building bulker Sale and Lease Back deals to domestic investors in Euro
- Brokerage of secondhand LPG Sale and Lease Back deal to domestic shipowners (approx. US$36M)
CASE 02Brokerage/advisory services for Japanese operating leases
- Brokerage of JOLCO deals for secondhand chemical vessels for a major domestic leasing company (approx. US$28M)
- Advised a domestic trading house on JOLCO structuring for secondhand mega containers (approx. US$300M)
- Provision of JOLCO structuring advisory services for overseas shipping companies
CASE 03Advisory services for shipowners, investors and financial institutions
- Advisory services for chemical tanker projects for domestic investors
- Introduction of ship finance financial institutions for domestic ship owners
- Advisory services to overseas shipping companies on the establishment of Japanese agencies
CASE 04Arrange ship equity investment deals and advisory services
- Arrange of 2 secondhand Con-Ro vessels equity investments and advisory services (approx. €42M)
MEMBERS
Members
Atsuhiko Ohashi
Managing Director (CEO)
After graduating from the School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University in 1990, he joined Nippon Credit Bank (currently Aozora Bank) working in foreign exchange and retail/corporate sales, he started working in ship finance in 1996. In 2012, he was seconded to Chugoku Bank in Okayama, where he supported the expansion of the ship finance for 4 years. In 2017, he moved to FPG, where he was in charge of structuring JOLCO as well as structuring ship Sale and Lease back deals for investors. In 2022, he moved to UNIVERship, where he worked as a ship broker and became the managing director of Pacific Partners. U.S. Certified Public Accountant. Major Publications: Contributed to “Practical and Legal Affairs of Ship Finance,” Nippon Kaiji Shimbun, serialized from April 2020; contributing writer for “Ship Finance: Contract Law Practice and Crisis Management,” by the Maritime Practice Group of TMI Associates, Shojihomu, August 2026.
Sayaka Ohashi
Director (CFO)
After graduating from Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics in 2021, she joined Layer's Consulting. Since June 2024, she has been supporting the work of Pacific Partners on the side.
Riku Higashimura
Executive Officer (CTO)
Graduated from Osaka Metropolitan University's Graduate School of Informatics in 2024. He joined Recruit Co., Ltd., where he is involved in developing new features for HR-related products. In July 2024, he began supporting Pacific Partners' IT operations as a side job.
COMPANY
Company
- Name
Pacific Partners Co., Ltd.
- MD
Atsuhiko Ohashi
- Established
July 23, 2018
- Address
3-17-12, Eda-Nishi, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 225-0014, Japan
- Capital
JP¥1M
- Year End
March
- Director / Officer
Managing Director Atsuhiko Ohashi
Director (CFO) Sayaka Ohashi
Executive Officer (CTO) Riku Higashimura
Non-Executive Officer (CMO) Yuya Ohashi
- Banks
MUFG Bank
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
- HP
https://pacificpartners.jp
- Contact
info@pacificpartners.jp
CONTACT