SINGAPORE, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Blue Owl Capital, a

New York-headquartered asset manager, said on Tuesday it had

hired Yoichi Nakamura as managing director and head of Japan

private wealth.

Nakamura had previously served as CEO Japan of Algebris

Investments, building the London-based asset management firm's

team and operations in Tokyo, Blue Owl said in a statement.

Blue Owl, which manages $235 billion in assets, said that

Nakamura's hiring reinforces its commitment to serving the

largest securities companies and wealth managers in Japan.