About Us
Founded in 2014, Conray is an independent advisory firm specializing in investment and asset management of alternative asset classes in Japan. Conray’s strength lies in originating uniquely attractive investment opportunities with differentiated solutions. Conray’s investment approach is to respond dynamically to strategic investment opportunities that present attractive returns on equity, while sufficiently structuring out the inherent risks in a transaction to ensure capital preservation.
Our Business
Conray pursues investment opportunities in the following alternative asset classes in Japan and provides bespoke investment management services to serve as a fiduciary to a diverse set of institutional and private investors.
Jisoo Chun
CEO & Founder
Mr. Chun founded Conray in September 2014. Conray initially focused on making early-stage venture investments into clean energy innovation companies. Conray built an investment portfolio of 6 companies that specialized in clean energy innovation, such as large-scale battery systems, electric vehicle wireless charging, power harvesting, and LED modules. Since 2016, Mr. Chun shifted the direction of Conray to focus on renewable energy investment advisory in Japan, where he leveraged his background in clean energy, real estate, project finance and investment management. Since 2017, Conray has originated over 200 MW of renewable energy projects for Conray’s capital partners.
Prior to founding Conray, Mr. Chun worked in the real estate investment and finance sectors in senior positions at investment management firms and investment banks, including Deutsche Bank, Shinsei Bank, and Bear Stearns. He has originated and structured over $8 billion in real estate debt products, including senior loans, junior loans, and CMBS and has managed over $2 billion of commercial real estate and real estate-backed NPLs in Japan. Mr. Chun earned a B.A. in economics from Duke University. Born and raised in Japan, Mr. Chun is fluent in English, Japanese and Korean.
Contact Us
Conray Inc.
Ark Hills South Tower 16F
1-4-5 Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tokyo, Japan 106-0032