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3 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Manuel Baigorri |Lisa Du |Takako Taniguchi |Yasutaka Tamura

KKR & Co. has picked Morgan Stanley to help work on a potential initial public offering of Japanese logistics operator Logisteed Ltd. in Tokyo, according to people familiar with the matter. The US-based investment firm has recently engaged with the Wall Street bank to start preparations for an offering that may take place in 2027, the people said, asking not to be identified because the talks are private. Other banks are likely to be added later, the people said.

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Lisa Du |Takako Taniguchi

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1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Lisa Du |Takako Taniguchi

Ariake Capital, a $320-million Japanese hedge fund founded by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analyst Katsunori Tanaka, is poised to make a profit of about $55 million from selling one of its major regional bank holdings. The Tokyo-based fund is in talks to sell its roughly 20% stake in Chiba Kogyo Bank Ltd. for about ¥20 billion ($133 million) to rival Chiba Bank Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter. Ariake acquired its stake for ¥11.7 billion, according to public filings.

1 month ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Lisa Du |Takako Taniguchi

(Bloomberg) -- Ariake Capital, a $320-million Japanese hedge fund founded by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analyst Katsunori Tanaka, is poised to make a profit of about $55 million from selling one of its major regional bank holdings. • None They Built a Secret Apartment in a Mall. Now the Mall Is Dying. • None Why Did the Government Declare War on My Adorable Tiny Truck?

2 months ago | japantimes.co.jp | Lisa Du |Takako Taniguchi

Blackstone is buying a company that helps drugmakers run clinical trials in Japan, adding to growing interest from private equity firms in the health needs of the nation’s aging population. The world’s largest alternative asset manager said it agreed to purchase 60% of Tokyo-based CMIC, a contract research organization, in a deal that values the company in the hundreds of millions of dollars.