Tokio Marine plans mid-cap buyout fund for Japan
Tokio Marine Holdings, one of Japan's leading insurance companies, is targeting to raise a JPY50 billion ($590 million) buyout fund, its fourth, through its Tokio Marine Capital unit, to invest in mid-cap Japanese companies.
Tokio Marine Capital pointed to the beginnings of a recovery in Japanese corporate values and a revival of local private equity activity as important trigger points for the fund. The firm has managed three...
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