Global buyout giant Blackstone has hired Ryusuke Shigetomi from Morgan Stanley to succeed Katsuyuki Kuki as chairman in overseeing the firm’s business in Japan. Kuki will stay with the firm as an executive advisor. The
Infrastructure and real estate investment giant GLP has raised a record-breaking JPY311bn ($2.75bn) for the biggest ever fund dedicated to Japanese RE deals - and is still on the hunt for more capital. The post
European buyout house EQT has hired Tetsuro Onitsuka as head of EQT private equity and Masahiko Kato as head of EQT Infrastructure in the newly-established Japan office. The pair will build the team with both local and
Global private equity major Apollo has agreed a buyout Mitsubishi Chemical's thermal and emission control materials business to mark its second Japanese corporate carve-out deal this year. The post Apollo seals second Japan PE deal
Japanese early-stage investment house Coral Capital has struck a $128m final close for its third fund, more than doubling its assets under management. The post Japan’s Coral Capital more than doubles AUM with $128m Fund
Toshiba is reportedly in talks with four private equity giants as it attempts to move on from a rocky few years. The post Toshiba reportedly in talks with four PE majors as it looks to
Eastern Asia was the top-performing region across private equity and venture capital last year with an impressive 31.5% annual return, new research shows. The post Eastern Asia top for PE, VC returns in 2020, paired
US private equity house Lone Star Funds has reportedly laid off most of its Asian investment team outside Japan after struggling to find investment opportunities in the region. The post Lone Star said to have
CVC Capital Partners has agreed a JPY160bn ($1.52bn) buyout of a suite of skincare and shampoo brands from Japanese cosmetics business Shiseido.
Japanese private equity investor T Capital Partners has struck a JPY81bn ($780m) final close for its first independent fundraise.
Japanese chemicals company Showa Denko has agreed to sell its aluminium subsidiary to Apollo Global Management.
CVC Capital Partners is in talks to buy a suite of skincare and shampoo brands from Japanese cosmetics business Shiseido in a deal which could reportedly reach $1.9bn.
Japanese private equity investor Integral Group has struck a JPY123.8bn ($1.18bn) hard cap final close for its fourth flagship buyout fund.
Japan's ORIX Corporation has bought a 70% stake in £3bn AUM fund manager Gravis Capital Management.
A slew of private equity majors are reportedly in the running for Hitachi Metals in a deal which could exceed $6.4bn.
KKR has agreed to buy into Walmart-backed Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu in a deal valuing the business at JPY172.5bn ($1.6bn).
The $59bn-managing PSERS pension fund has revealed a trio of new private equity commitments totalling close to $400m.
DNX Ventures has hit a $315m final close for its latest fund targeting early-stage B2B startups in the US and Japan.
Investment firm The Blackstone Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Takeda Consumer Healthcare Company, the Japanese medicine company. The business is a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and is most well-known
Bain Capital has beaten back last-minute competition from Baring Private Equity Asia to seal a $1.2bn buyout of Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan.
