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  • Japan Post's private equity package
    Private Equity ProfessionalsCarmela Mendoza- 9 April 2018

    Japan Post has corralled $1.1bn for co-investments in Japan and is building a powerhouse investment team.

  • Destination: Japan
    Private Equity News & AnalysisCarmela Mendoza- 8 March 2018

    In search of dealflow and LP capital, private equity firms and professionals are heading east.

  • PEI Awards 2017: The Asia-Pacific winners
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 1 March 2018

    Who won what in Asia-Pacific, including awards for China, Australasia and Japan.

  • An inside look at Japan Post's PE blueprint
    InvestorsCarmela Mendoza- 7 February 2018

    With $1.1bn to invest, Japan Post Investment Corporation will look overseas and 'not compete' with domestic GPs, Japan Post Bank’s Tokihiko Shimizu tells PEI.

  • Japan Post Bank and Insurance form a new PE investment unit
    Raymond Lau- 31 January 2018

    The Japanese giant aims to further grow its revenue through the new joint new investment platform.

  • Japan Post units establish PE arm
    InvestorsCarmela Mendoza- 31 January 2018

    The investment company will have about $1bn to back buyout deals and venture investments in the world's third-biggest economy.

  • Fundraising: fast, large and with a Japanese flavour
    Private Equity News & AnalysisCarmela Mendoza- 4 January 2018

    What Affinity’s $6bn ‘one-and-done’ tells us about the market in 2018.

  • Affinity hauls in $6bn for fifth Asia buyout fund – updated
    Private Equity News & AnalysisCarmela Mendoza- 3 January 2018

    The Hong Kong-based manager had a 95% re-up rate and garnered commitments from new LPs including Japan Post Bank.

  • Japan Post Bank: ‘Expect more dealflow in Japanese PE’
    Private Equity News & AnalysisCarmela Mendoza- 26 September 2017

    Tokihiko Shimizu, head of private markets at the $1.9trn investor, offers his views on its investment strategy as global and Japanese LPs move more aggressively into the asset class, and the role the bank hopes to play in stimulating the domestic market.

  • LPs eye up co-investments
    Private Equity Deals & TransactionsAlex Lynn- 14 September 2017

    Some 42% of LPs expect to deploy more capital via co-investments over the next year as investor sentiment shifts away from primary funds.