Japan buyouts: Bucking the trend
Japan remains a private equity hotspot despite muted buyout activity elsewhere in Asia. Take-private and sponsor-to-sponsor opportunities make for a more textured local market
Nearly USD 20.7bn has been committed to Japan buyouts so far this year, beating the 12-month total for 2022 in less than half the time. However, 90% of the capital went to two deals: Toshiba Corporation...
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