Private Equity
As more Japanese insurers turn to private equity in the search for yield, Hikojiro Iida, co-head of PE at Nissay Asset Management, discusses its favoured strategies.
2 min read · 31 March 2020
The firm held the final close on Carlyle Japan Partners IV last week on around $2.4bn, more than double its 2013-vintage predecessor.
3 min read · 30 March 2020
The pension plan fast-tracked adoption of an ‘allowable allocation’ of up to 15% to allow for flexibility in times of volatility.
3 min read · 26 March 2020
The consulting firm has created an interactive diagnostic tool to help private equity-backed companies facing coronavirus-related risks.
2 min read · 25 March 2020
Limited partners who have piled into the asset class in recent years could be left severely overweighted in private equity unless public markets see a significant recovery.
4 min read · 19 March 2020
Sponsors are also pushing for longer due diligence windows to account for disruption caused by coronavirus and to better understand its impact, a law firm has said.
3 min read · 12 March 2020
Lawyers from Paul Weiss pinpoint the areas of a private equity firm's operations that may need to be adjusted to account for the coronavirus outbreak, including fund documentation, valuation and banking relationships.
5 min read · 11 March 2020
Subdued distributions, an aversion to tech and declining valuations were among the key trends shaping private equity in the region last year.
3 min read · 11 March 2020
Negative returns in credit, funds of funds and emerging markets dulled the $402bn institution’s PE performance last year, investment committee documents show.
3 min read · 10 March 2020
Yasuyuki Tomita, who was promoted from DBJ Asset Management last year, will oversee the development of a growth equity platform targeting domestic SMEs.
2 min read · 04 March 2020
