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How Japan’s LP gatekeepers navigate potential conflicts of interestJapan’s sprawling financial conglomerates can lead to overlap between pension fiduciaries and fund placement businesses that requires careful management.
How Mitsubishi UFJ’s pension clients are thinking about private equity in 2025Some Japanese pensions are 'stopping re-ups' due to private equity's exit drought, research executive Manami Akita tells PEI.
Side Letter: CVC's next flagship – updatedCVC has disclosed the expected launch date of its next private equity behemoth. Plus: Japanese pensions pile into alts; and a flurry of senior people moves in Asia. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Colonial First State: ‘This is a great time to increase unlisted exposure’KKR-owned Colonial First State, which manages one of Australia’s 10-largest superfunds, will make its inaugural private equity allocation this month, PE head Chloé Brayne tells PEI.
Side Letter: Tokyo liftWhy Thoma Bravo should feel particularly chuffed about a commitment from the world's largest public pension. Plus: Another Taiwanese insurer offloads private equity exposure. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Japan commitment competitionJapan's GPIF could make it even harder to access Japanese private equity funds. Plus: how other unlisted asset classes have fared amid tariff turmoil; and demand abounds for LP-led secondaries. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Why everyone’s talking about JapanReturns from private equity are some of the highest in the world.
Japan’s GPIF sees PE holdings rocket by nearly 50%The $1.53trn pension's PE portfolio has recorded an 18.08% IRR since inception, according to its latest annual report.
GPIF earmarks more than $6bn for private equityThe figure is almost 12 times the size of its private equity portfolio as of end-March.
Japan’s Chikyoren appoints AIC as domestic PE managerThe $217bn pension awarded domestic PE mandates to Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation last year.