Unison Capital

The Tokyo-based manager is set to collect more than $400m for its second Korea fund and will hit the fundraising trail in the second half of the year for its fifth Japan fund.

The Japanese buyout firm wants to raise almost $1bn for its fifth Japan fund and second Korea fund, Private Equity International has learned.

Mid-market firm Unison Capital made its investment in ‘izakaya’ DINAMIX from its fourth buyout vehicle which closed on $630m in 2015.

Tokyo’s Unison Capital has acted quickly to minimise damage from allegations of insider trading.

The Japanese buyout firm is to acquire a 61.3% stake in MK Capital Management.

The Tokyo-based firm has implemented widespread reform - and had senior management take pay cuts - after an independent committee confirmed a former partner had engaged in insider trading for seven years.

Tatsuo Kawasaki, co-founder of Tokyo-based Unison Capital, speaks to PEI Asia about the close of the firm’s third fund and the Japanese private equity industry.

One of Japan's largest private equity firms fired the partner upon learning of an investigation by authorities. The partner, identified as Kenichi Kiso by an LP, passed away the following day.

Global capital is pouring into Japan, yet fundraising data reveals a more uneven picture as domestic constraints and cyclical dynamics reshape the market.

From Japan Post Bank’s former private equity head to a buyout shop delivering 4.4x, PEI presents a rundown of seven managers you should probably get to know.

Japan’s private equity market is attracting plenty of attention, but will the interest last?

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Asia-Pacific managers are putting stronger emphasis on diversifying their asset base to gain exposure to faster growing markets, according to a survey by Dechert.

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

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

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.