Jeff Acton is a Partner at BDA Partners based in Tokyo. Mr. Acton has a solid track record in originating and executing acquisitions and divestments for corporate clients and financial sponsors in Japan with a focus on the Technology, Healthcare and Advanced Manufacturing sectors.

Clients for whom he has advised on transactions include Advantage Partners, Carlyle, EQT, Henkel, Nissha and ON Semiconductor among others. He started his career as an aerospace engineer with Pratt & Whitney in Canada. Mr. Acton has an MBA from INSEAD in France, and an MSc/BSc from Queen’s University in Canada (with a year at Kyoto University). Mr. Acton is fluent in spoken and written Japanese and conversant in French.