
Bendigo-led consortium invests in Akatsuki Financial
A consortium led by Bendigo Partners has made a strategic investment in Akatsuki Financial Group, a Japan based mid-sized financial services firm, specializing in retail brokerage and asset management. Financial details were not announced.
Other investors include Monex Group, an online financial services provider, and content and games developer Aeria. Bendigo and Akatsuki’s senior executives are already familiar with each other, having...
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