Japan Airlines

The revised offer is a $300m increase on the proposal made last month to the struggling Japanese carrier, as the syndicates seeks to head off a bid from rival Delta Airlines.

TPG is once again targeting a struggling airline, having teamed with American Airlines on a joint bid to restructure JAL. Rival US-based carrier Delta is also bidding.

The firm may try to replicate one of its greatest triumphs - the successful turnaround of Continental Airlines - in a deal that could reportedly be worth $300m or more.

Initiatives to boost workforce diversity, motivation and happiness can pay dividends for investors, explain NSSK’s Jun Tsusaka, Kiyomi Matsuda and Kurama Sato.

Family-owned businesses account for more than half of all PE deals in Japan. Instilling a professional management culture requires a careful leadership transition, says Jun Tsusaka, founding partner of NSSK.

The firm has agreed to purchase 74.67% of the JASDAQ-listed cosmetics vendor from parent Avon for $90m. It has offered to acquire the remaining 25.33% from shareholders.

The Hong Kong-based firm has joined forces with All Nippon Airlines to create Japan’s first budget airline.

The Japanese firm will partner with Softbank to acquire the company’s XGP mobile network service business.

Wilcom, Japan's fourth largest telecoms operator, has filed for bankruptcy.