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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.
Japan’s model LPA a potential gamechanger for budding fund finance industryThe government’s apparent endorsement of subscription credit lines could enable Japanese private equity funds to compare more favourably with their overseas peers.
NAV financing yet to gain traction in APAC marketsSpeaking at the HKVCA’s Greater China PE Summit, Shirley Ma, senior portfolio manager at APG Asset Management Asia, said the pension giant doesn't support the use of NAV financing in its portfolio.
MUFG sets sights on Japan’s nascent fund finance marketSubscription credit line use in Japan hasn’t developed at the same rate as in other Asia-Pacific markets, Fi Dinh, head of fund finance for APAC at MUFG Investor Services, tells PEI.
Side Letter: CIC's action plan; Mitsubishi's new vehicle; Alaska's in-state freezeChina's $1.35 trillion sovereign wealth fund is taking action to reduce carbon emissions, first at home and later in its giant investment portfolio. Plus: Japan has a new buyout fund and Alaska Permanent Fund is cutting back on in-state investing. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: CD&R's $15bn; Ham Lane's co-invest close; Spain's carry exemptionClayton, Dubilier & Rice is defying a fundraising slowdown with its latest flagship. Plus: Hamilton Lane has closed its latest co-investment vehicle and Spain is enticing private equity talent with its new carried interest tax treatment. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Red lines in the LP-GP relationshipLPs are still wary about change of control and alignment of interest in the growing GP stakes market.
Side Letter: KKR's €6bn for Europe, LeapFrog's big hire, numbers that lieKKR's record haul for Europe; LeapFrog's newest advisor; and the latest in our 'numbers that lie' series. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Japan Special: Why global firms are marching on JapanOverseas managers, lured by the promise of corporate divestitures, face an uphill climb in breaking into Japan.
- Japan’s Marunouchi Capital closes second fund short of target
The Mitsubishi Corporation-backed manager raised about $830m to invest in large-scale corporate carve-outs and succession-led deals.