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Sep 19, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Shiko Ueda
TOKYO -- U.S. private equity firm KKR decided to change its takeover bid (TOB) method for Fuji Soft to a so-called "two-step" process, Nikkei has learned on Thursday. With the completion of a tender offer from major shareholders, KKR already has the prospect of acquiring more than 30% of the outstanding shares. KKR aims to acquire as many shares as possible by creating additional TOB opportunities under the same condition.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Shiko Ueda
TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings has launched an investment fund focused on private assets with U.S.-based Apollo Global Management, Nikkei has learned, amid growing demand for these products in Japan. Private assets, or alternative assets, refer to unlisted equity, debt, infrastructure and other assets that are not traded on the public market.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
caixinglobal.com | Shiko Ueda
00:00/00:00 您的浏览器不支持 audio 标签。 Listen to this article 1x (Nikkei) — Western private equity giants like Blackstone are set to sharply ramp up spending in Japan over the next few years, seeing opportunities for high returns in a market with favorable factors including the weak yen. Blackstone aims for 1.5 trillion yen ($9.6 billion) in deals in Japan through 2027, President Jonathan Gray told Nikkei.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
caixinglobal.com | Shiko Ueda
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(Nikkei) — Western private equity giants like Blackstone are set to sharply ramp up spending in Japan over the next few years, seeing opportunities for high returns in a market with favorable factors including the weak yen.
Blackstone aims for 1.5 trillion yen ($9.6 billion) in deals in Japan through 2027, President Jonathan Gray told Nikkei.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Shiko Ueda
TOKYO -- U.S. private equity giant Blackstone is increasing investment in Japan amid a "rebirth of dynamism," including businesses being encouraged to prioritize return on equity and government efforts to promote retail investment, President Jonathan Gray told Nikkei.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Shiko Ueda
TOKYO -- Western private equity giants like Blackstone are set to sharply ramp up spending in Japan over the next few years, seeing opportunities for high returns in a market with favorable factors including the weak yen. Blackstone aims for 1.5 trillion yen ($9.6 billion) in deals in Japan through 2027, President Jonathan Gray told Nikkei. This would be on a par with the total amount it has invested in the country since it began operating here in 2007, packed into three years.
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May 28, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Shiko Ueda
TOKYO -- An investment firm started by a former Carlyle Group executive aims to help large Japanese companies add value through dialogue with a new fund backed by leading financial institutions. Armed with 130 billion yen ($827 million) raised from such investors as top Japanese banks and insurers, Japan Activation Capital's first fund will start deploying its capital as soon as this summer.
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May 28, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Yuta Koga |Shiko Ueda
TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange aims to revitalize Japan's lagging carbon credit market by making it easier for major companies with high emissions to participate starting in November. The TSE opened a market to buy and sell Japanese government certified credits in October. Since then, 310,000 tonnes in carbon credits have traded there, a low number compared with similar markets overseas.
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May 21, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Shiko Ueda
TOKYO -- U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group will aim at investments ranging from big corporate carve-outs to business succession deals with a new 430 billion yen ($2.8 billion) Japan fund, Nikkei has learned. The fund, roughly 70% bigger than one the company launched in 2020, is one of the largest-ever Japan-focused vehicles in the private equity sector.
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May 19, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Hiroyuki Akiyama |Shiko Ueda
TOKYO -- Japan and Saudi Arabia are expected to reach an agreement in which an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking Saudi stocks will be listed in Tokyo, the first of its kind, Nikkei has learned. The deal is set to come during a visit to Japan beginning Monday by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who will meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday.
