Advantage closes seventh Japan buyout fund on $971m
Advantage Partners has closed its seventh flagship Japan buyout fund with JPY 130bn (USD 971m) in commitments, beating a target of JPY 120bn.
It continues a recent scaling up in size with each vintage: Advantage raised JPY 60bn for Fund V in 2017 and JPY 85bn for Fund VI in 2020, although the latest vehicle is still some way short of Fund IV,...
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