Private Equity
News that the global GPs are targeting Japan with a series of headline-grabbing deals is a sign that the sun really has risen on Japanese private equity.
3 min read · 15 April 2021
Our 10-slide interactive presentation breaks down the state of the country’s private equity landscape after a successful year of fundraising and dealmaking.
1 min read · 15 April 2021
The firm, which wants to raise more than $100bn by next year, has staffed up to focus more on individual investors, according to its co-president and co-COO.
3 min read · 14 April 2021
Private equity funds focused on the region were targeting $121bn as of mid-January, roughly 50% more than those targeting Europe.
2 min read · 06 April 2021
The revisions to Japan’s Stewardship Code a year ago are changing the way LPs view ESG, writes Baker McKenzie's Tetsuo Tsujimoto.
2 min read · 01 April 2021
The country’s limited partners will continue to favour corporate engagement over exclusionary screening of controversial sectors.
5 min read · 01 April 2021
The country’s venture capital market is maturing as investment volumes rise and sentiment around innovation continues to evolve.
6 min read · 01 April 2021
Local and international firms report brisk activity over the past 12 months. Everything seems to be coming together for the Japanese buyout market.
9 min read · 01 April 2021
The country's private equity market has been touted for its growth potential for much of the past decade. Has that finally come to pass?
7 min read · 01 April 2021
Some of the most attractive opporuntinities in Japan are in areas where private equity firms wouldn’t normally look, say J-STAR’s Kenichi Harada, Yutaka Tozaki and Takanori Unami.
6 min read · 31 March 2021
