Asia-Pacific

All foreign transactions will be subject to FIRB review, a process that will now take six months instead of 30 days.

The number of divestitures by public companies has changed little in the past decade, but PE participation is rising.

Senior executives at three of the world’s largest private equity players offer their insights on how the Japanese opportunity is developing.

As awareness of good ESG spreads through the Japanese private equity industry, GPs need to focus on implementation.

While no one can predict the future, the Japanese private equity industry remains optimistic it can ride out the coronavirus crisis.

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.

The firm held the final close on Carlyle Japan Partners IV last week on around $2.4bn, more than double its 2013-vintage predecessor.

The Japan special includes: How private equity is growing in the country, a special report on regional banks and how ESG awareness is spreading; plus keynote interviews with J-STAR, NSSK, T Capital Partners and Advantage Partners

We look at just some of the ways private equity firms are helping portfolio companies and wider society as the industry grapples with the coronavirus-led business slowdown.