Asia-Pacific

GL China Opportunities Fund V was launched in September 2025, aiming to raise $800m, and will mainly target buyout investments.

Demographic change and a shift from hospital to community-based care are creating investment opportunities for those with the right expertise, says Nihon PMI Partners CEO Satoshi Hamada.

Fragmented industries and ageing founders create a strong backdrop for private equity-backed buy and build strategies, say J-STAR’s Yutaka Tozaki, Kazumasa Ohara and Kento Nakasako.

Japanese institutional investors are expanding their PE portfolios in the mid-market, as well as co-investment and secondaries, say Neuberger’s Jonathan Shofet, Yoshi Yagisawa and Hiro Fukuda.

Opportunity abounds in the small and mid-cap space, where companies are ripe for transformation initiatives, say Koji Sasaki and Toshihide Matsuda at T Capital Partners.

The Japanese market is drawing a lot of attention right now, but integrating into the local community takes time, says LYFE Capital founder and partner James Zhao.

A series of market developments and reforms have unleashed the full potential of private equity in Japan, says NSSK’s Jun Tsusaka.

Head of fund investments Yuka Hata is seeking to revolutionise the country's nascent venture capital market.

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

A growing number of international firms are working to build out their presence in the increasingly attractive Japanese PE market.