For Australian Developers and Businesses
Connecting your projects with Japanese buyers and capital.
Key Partner Global (KPG) is a real estate advisory firm based in Melbourne and Sydney, bridging Japan and Australia. From marketing your projects to Japanese buyers to brokering joint ventures, investment and acquisitions with Japanese corporations, we open up the Japanese market as a new source of opportunity for Australian developers.
About KPG
Your key partner between Japan and Australia
Founded in 2024, KPG is an advisory firm specialising in real estate and business between Japan and Australia. Our name reflects our commitment to being a trusted “key partner” for every client we work with.
While KPG is a young company, our team brings decades of combined experience across real estate, property development, finance and marketing in both Japan and Australia.
What sets KPG apart is our deep network on both sides: Japanese buyers and corporations on one side, and Australian developers and industry professionals on the other.
- OfficesMelbourne and Sydney
- CoverageMelbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth and other major Australian cities
- Core servicesProperty sales for Japanese investors, market entry and office support for Japanese companies, Japan-focused sales and marketing for Australian developers, and JV and M&A advisory
Meet Our Founder
20+ years in real estate across Japan and Australia
Tamaki Terada has worked in real estate across Japan and Australia for more than 20 years.
She began her career at Starts Corporation, one of Japan’s major real estate groups, setting a company record by closing 100 property transactions in a single year. Since relocating to Australia in 2007, she has spent nearly two decades on the ground, helping Japanese companies establish and relocate their Australian offices and guiding Japanese investors through the purchase and sale of Australian property.
In 2024, she founded KPG to draw on her network of Japanese and Australian businesses and investors, and to create new opportunities between the two countries.
Qualifications
- Licensed real estate agent in NSW, VIC and QLD
- Project Investment Analysis Certificate
- Licensed Real Estate Transaction Specialist (Japan), among others
- MBA, Bond University
Affiliations
- Board Member, JAPAN AUSTRALIA COCREATION CENTRE LIMITED(JACC)
- Member, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Melbourne and Sydney
- Regular columnist on Australian property for Gentosha’s THE GOLD ONLINE
My name, Tamaki, comes from the Japanese word for a ring or circle — something that connects people. I believe my greatest strength lies in creating new value through the connections between people.
— Tamaki Terada, Founder & CEO
Our Services
What we offer Australian developers
Marketing Your Projects to Japanese Buyers
We provide end-to-end support for selling your project into the Japanese market, from campaign planning through to settlement.
- Promotional videos and Japanese-language landing pages
- Lead generation and sales campaigns via Google Ads and social media
- Webinars hosted in partnership with Japanese real estate agents
Track Record*
Japanese buyers on a single project
Numerous sales across multiple projects
and others: numerous sales across multiple projects
*Includes sales achieved by our Founder & CEO, Tamaki Terada, during her previous role at Starts.
JV, Investment and Acquisition Opportunities with Japanese Developers and Hotel Groups
Many Japanese developers and hotel groups looking to enter the Australian market are actively considering joint ventures, equity investment and acquisitions. Those already operating here are also seeking partners for new projects.
Several Japanese companies are currently looking for opportunities in:
Cross-Industry Partnerships and Acquisitions
Beyond real estate, a growing number of Japanese companies in finance, technology, startups and hospitality are exploring the Australian market and seeking local partners or acquisition targets.
For example, a Japanese proptech and marketing company with a dominant share of its domestic market is currently looking for a partner in Australia.
Why KPG
Why Australian developers work with us
Direct access to our Founder
Every opportunity is handled by someone who understands both Japanese business culture and Australian real estate practice.
A trusted network in Japan
Through years of corporate advisory work, we have built strong relationships with leading Japanese companies and investors.
An experienced local team
Our team includes development consultants, valuers and sales specialists with 20 to 30 years of experience in the Australian market.
Proven sales results
We have a track record of selling major developers’ projects to Japanese buyers.
Clients & Partners
Trusted on both sides
Japanese Corporations (selected)
- Japan Airlines (JAL)
- NTT DOCOMO
- Sapporo Breweries
- MIXI
- Nomura Research Institute
- Ono Pharmaceutical
- Mitutoyo
- JX Metals
- Daiwa Living
- Saizeriya
- JETRO
- JNTO
- Kobelco
- and many more
Australian Partners (selected)
- Lendlease
- Mirvac
- Meriton
- Frasers Property
- Gurner
- Sterling Global
- Setia
- CBRE
- JLL
- Colliers
- Dexus
- ANZ
- NAB
- Westpac
- Invest Victoria
- City of Melbourne
- and many more
Get in Touch
Your partner between Japan and Australia
KPG works with Japanese companies preparing to enter Australia as well as those already established here, helping create new opportunities for both sides.
If you are interested in reaching Japanese buyers, partnering with Japanese companies or exploring capital partnerships, we would love to hear from you. Our Founder, Tamaki Terada, will speak with you personally.
Get in touch →- info@kpglobal.com.au
- Melbourne Office
- Level 1, 55 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
- Sydney Office
- Level 17, 115 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000