China’s structural advantages in AI position it at the heart of the industry’s future, making it essential for investors seeking meaningful exposure, says Vitalbridge founding partner Jinjian Zhang.
As GP-led secondaries establish themselves as an accepted route to liquidity, the intersection with preferred equity financing is gaining prominence, says Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s Drew Harmon.
In the age of AI, people-focused leadership is becoming a key differentiator and a route to true value creation, argues Thrive Alternatives chairman and co-founder Chris Lerner.
The world may be reeling from geopolitical shock after geopolitical shock, but this uncertainty is only fuelling record-breaking secondaries activity.
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.