Secondaries in Japan: A new wave?
Japan’s megadeals of 2006-2007 need to be exited or refinanced. With IPOs off the agenda due to weak public markets and strategic investors’ appetites uncertain, secondary buyouts are a popular option.
What is the best way to divest portfolio companies in face of sluggish global markets? A growing number of private equity investors in Japan are looking back at the way they came in - passing their portfolio...
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