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Meet Japan’s next generation of emerging managersFrom Japan Post Bank’s former private equity head to a buyout shop delivering 4.4x, PEI presents a rundown of seven managers you should probably get to know.
Investor Intentions: DBJ’s private equity plans in 2025The firm plans to be more selective in its 2025 PE fund commitments within Southeast Asia regions following an active 2024.
Thailand's 10 Bridge seeks $250m for latest blind-pool fundThe Bangkok-headquartered firm has so far received $195m in commitments for 10 Bridge Fund IV, partner Samon Suwannarat tells PEI.
DOWNLOAD: The most active private equity LPs in H1 2024Find out which investors backed the most funds and which institution types had the highest increase in PE exposure in PEI’s half-year 2024 Investor Report.
Side Letter: PE's crystal ballTakeaways from our latest Future of Private Equity special report. Plus: HarbourVest has a new(ish) CEO; and big names step up to back Astorg's €1 billion continuation fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
How JST’s $69bn university fund plans to build its alts portfolioSpeaking at affiliate title Private Debt Investor’s Tokyo Forum, alternatives head Tadasu Matsuo outlined JST's plans for geographic diversification, sectoral focus and mitigating the J-curve.
Denominator woes prompt Japanese LPs to get selectiveJapanese institutions have found themselves cutting down ticket sizes and declining fund opportunities as currency fluctuations compound private equity’s denominator effect.
JST’s Tomita: GP ‘winners and losers’ will become clearThe private equity head at Japan’s ¥10trn university endowment tells PEI how the fund views private markets in the current environment, and why it’s bullish on secondaries.
Japan PE growth sees impact and secondaries momentumAs Japan’s private equity market grows, impact and secondaries strategies gain momentum, and competition for talent intensifies.
Japan’s fund managers slowly warm to GP-led secondariesGP-led activity is picking up thanks to a decline in exit activity during the pandemic and rising familiarity with the practice.