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Emerging manager fundraising is down, with first-time funds globally raising around $25bn last year, compared with $47.6bn in 2022, according to data from affiliate title Buyouts

Tokyo Stock Exchange reforms are presenting take-private opportunities for GPs, including KKR.

An influx of managers coming to Japan has led to increased competition for Japanese PE talent, says Tokyo-based Atlas Recruitment’s Gavin Smith.

Japan’s private markets brace for greater levels of interest.

Active primary fund investing and increasing LP appetite for co-investments, secondaries and direct lending are indicative of Japan’s maturing private markets landscape, say Neuberger Berman’s Jonathan Shofet and Yoshi Yagisawa.

International GPs and LPs increasingly view Japan as one of the hottest growth markets for private equity as it gets lifted by macro tailwinds.

Private equity’s blue-chip firms are setting their sights on Asia’s private wealth prospects – especially in Japan.

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