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J-STAR: Waste not, want notThe fragmented Japanese waste management industry represents a compelling private equity opportunity, say J-STAR principal Masayoshi Nakajima, manager Hisato Iwamoto and managing partner Hideaki Sakurai.
Download PEI's 2022 Japan reportIn the magazine: Japan’s growing pool of capital; How impact and secondaries strategies are gaining momentum; Keynote interviews with NSSK, The Longreach Group, J-STAR, Neuberger Berman and CVC; Plus much more…
Japan’s J-STAR explores GP-leds as it begins ‘aggressive’ bolt-on spreePEI caught up with J-STAR partner Tatsuya Yumoto and IR principal Kenta Shima to discuss plans for its fifth flagship fund, which closed on $576m last week.
PEI Awards 2021: Asia-Pacific winnersKKR takes home the prizes for six different categories for the second consecutive year
Side Letter: Europe's PE rebound; Aussie LP fee cuts; Dyal's NBA buyEuropean PE activity has come roaring back to life. Plus: Australia's largest pension is reaping the benefits of a reduction in fees and Dyal has netted its first NBA team. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE's LGBT+ efforts; Japan IR vet departs; KKR's new officeA look at how some of PE's biggest firms are tackling LGBT+ issues. Plus: A Japanese IR veteran has departed and KKR has a permanent eye on the Nordics. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Why Japan megadeals are a taste of things to comeNews that the global GPs are targeting Japan with a series of headline-grabbing deals is a sign that the sun really has risen on Japanese private equity.
Stars align for Japanese private equityLocal and international firms report brisk activity over the past 12 months. Everything seems to be coming together for the Japanese buyout market.
Seven signs Japan is realising its potentialThe country's private equity market has been touted for its growth potential for much of the past decade. Has that finally come to pass?
It pays to know the local market – J-STARSome of the most attractive opporuntinities in Japan are in areas where private equity firms wouldn’t normally look, say J-STAR’s Kenichi Harada, Yutaka Tozaki and Takanori Unami.