Healthcare

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.

NPMI Fund II could be six times larger than its predecessor, PEI understands.

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.

Last year, the firm closed its third cycle of the evergreen fund dubbed Vivo Opportunity Fund with over $740m in commitments.

The fund comes three years after the firm raised $3.3bn for its 14th flagship.

Kip Kirkpatrick, senior partner, co-chairman and co-CEO at Vistria, told Buyouts the CV deal was a win-win for all the parties involved, including LPs.

The healthcare investor aims to deploy 15-20% of its latest flagship into assets in the Gulf region, head of South Asia Sunil Thakur tells PEI.

GL’s fundraise coincides with the September close of a $240m single-asset continuation fund backed by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.