Private Equity
PE firms are investing in businesses plugging the gaps caused by a declining and ageing population, such as those providing staffing, health and elderly care services.
4 min read · 03 April 2023
Japanese institutions have found themselves cutting down ticket sizes and declining fund opportunities as currency fluctuations compound private equity’s denominator effect.
9 min read · 03 April 2023
Japan-based capital raising picked up last year as country-focused volumes contracted – but the number of vehicles closed for both held steady.
1 min read · 03 April 2023
Japanese PE firms can contribute to the local economy by investing in industry consolidation, say J-STAR’s Hideaki Sakurai, Kazumasa Ohara and Takashi Fukui.
8 min read · 03 April 2023
An ageing population is driving Japan’s business succession market and the targets are only getting larger, say NSSK’s Jun Tsusaka, Ryoji Kanamori and Makoto Iwami.
7 min read · 03 April 2023
The private equity head at Japan’s ¥10trn university endowment tells PEI how the fund views private markets in the current environment, and why it’s bullish on secondaries.
4 min read · 03 April 2023
Finex has expanded to more than 50 full-time staff across Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore, according to its website.
2 min read · 31 March 2023
Macroeconomic and geopolitical forces are slowly transforming private equity’s approach to Asia-Pacific.
3 min read · 30 March 2023
Fund managers must consider alignment and transparency, among other issues, when attempting to tap into family investor capital.
5 min read · 30 March 2023
Legal experts outline what foreign GPs entering China's domestic PE market should expect in terms of LP composition, fund terms and the burgeoning QFLP scheme.
8 min read · 29 March 2023
