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Japan VCs back $100m round for local impact investor Gojo

Japanese impact investor and microfinance institution Gojo & Company has secured a USD 100m Series E from a group of local VC investors including Global Brain and Globis Capital Partners.

  • North Asia
  • 18 August 2023
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Japan's Integral files for IPO

Japanese private equity firm Integral Corporation has been approved to go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange via an IPO that could raise up to JPY 29.3bn (USD 201m).

  • North Asia
  • 18 August 2023
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Japan's Mixi launches $50m India VC fund

Japanese social media company Mixi has set up a USD 50m corporate venture capital fund targeting Indian start-ups.

  • North Asia
  • 15 August 2023
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Japan's Advantage sells Wavedash to US-listed strategic for $61m

Japan’s Advantage Partners has sold online ticket marketplace Wavedash to Vivid Seats, a US-listed ticketing technology company, for JPY 8.7bn (USD 61m).

  • North Asia
  • 09 August 2023
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Japan's J-Star seeks seafood company take-private

Japanese middle market private equity firm J-Star is bidding to acquire Yaizu Suisankagaku (YSK) through a tender offer that values the Tokyo-listed seafood business at about JPY 15bn (USD 91m).

  • North Asia
  • 08 August 2023
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Japan's Endeavour United closes Fund III on $370m

Japanese middle market private equity firm Endeavour United has closed its third fund with JPY 53bn (USD 370m) in commitments, a two-thirds increase in size on the previous vintage.

  • North Asia
  • 08 August 2023
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Longreach targets $800m for Japan, Greater China mandate

The Longreach Group is looking to raise USD 800m for its fourth fund, which will continue the firm’s existing strategy of mid-market control deals in North Asia with an emphasis on Japan.

  • North Asia
  • 08 August 2023
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Japan's Miyako targets $140m for third VC fund

Japan’s Miyako Capital, an independent VC firm affiliated with Kyoto University, has launched its third deep tech fund with a target of JPY 20bn (USD 140.2m).

  • North Asia
  • 07 August 2023
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PE-owned Japanese drug maker seeks bankruptcy protection

Kyowa Pharmaceutical Industry, a Japanese generic drug manufacturer owned by Unison Capital, has applied for alternative dispute resolution, an out-of-court process that allows companies to continue operations while negotiating with creditors on a restructuring.

  • North Asia
  • 07 August 2023
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MBK launches sixth North Asia fund, targets $7b

North Asia-focused buyout firm MBK Partners has set a target of USD 7bn for its sixth flagship fund, according to three sources familiar with the situation.

  • North Asia
  • 04 August 2023
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Korea’s UCK Partners surpasses $770m on Fund III

UCK Partners, a South Korean private equity firm formerly known as Unison Capital Korea, has accumulated approximately KRW 1trn (USD 777m) across two incremental closes on its third fund.

  • North Asia
  • 02 August 2023
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Japan's I-Grid Solutions raises $21m

Japan’s The Fund, a joint venture between Mizuho Capital and VC firm Signifiant, has invested JPY 30bn (USD 21m) in local corporate energy management advisor I-Grid Solutions.

  • North Asia
  • 02 August 2023
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Q&A: The Longreach Group’s Mark Chiba

Mark Chiba, group chairman of North Asia-focused The Longreach Group, on deal flow in Japan’s middle market, pursuing platform acquisitions, the rise of digitalisation, and the complexities of take-privates

  • North Asia
  • 02 August 2023
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Goodwater raises $1b across two funds

Goodwater Capital, a US-based VC firm with a presence in Korea and significant Asia exposure, has raised USD 1bn across two funds. It brings assets under management to USD 3.3bn.

  • North America
  • 27 July 2023
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Asia deal financing: A selective market

Regional buyout activity is weak but leveraged loans are available for the right kind of target – in Japan, Korea, Australia, and beyond – and with a suitably customised structure

  • North Asia
  • 26 July 2023
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Aspirant exits Japanese fish retailer to local strategic

Japanese middle market private equity firm Aspirant Group has sold Yamato, a local seafood company with interests stretching from fish wholesaling to conveyor belt sushi restaurants, to kitchen-wear supplier Tenpos HD.

  • North Asia
  • 25 July 2023
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Asia-based football investment platform backs England's Charlton Athletic

ACA Football Partners (ACAFP), an investment platform established by professionals from Singapore-based ACA Investments, is part of a consortium that has acquired English football club Charlton Athletic.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 25 July 2023
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Japanese power producer Jera launches $300m VC unit

Japanese power producer and utility Jera has launched a USD 300m venture capital programme aimed at sustainability-themed technology start-ups and related funds.

  • North Asia
  • 24 July 2023
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Strategic co-investors commit to JIP's mega Toshiba buyout

Rohm Semiconductor and Niterra, component suppliers to the semiconductor and automotive industries, respectively, have confirmed their participation in the Japan Industrial Partners-led (JIP) JPY 2trn (USD 15.3bn) tender offer for Toshiba Corporation.

  • North Asia
  • 24 July 2023
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Korean investors pump $150m into fuel cell maker HyAxiom

Korea Investment Private Equity, KDB Investment–Hana Securities, and KB Asset Management have led an investment of approximately USD 150m in HyAxiom, a fuel cell manufacturer controlled by South Korean conglomerate Doosan Group.

  • North Asia
  • 24 July 2023
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Japan's Angel Bridge closes third fund on $72m

Japanese early-stage investor Angel Bridge has closed its third fund with JPY 10bn (USD 72m) in commitments from local investors.

  • North Asia
  • 20 July 2023
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Glenwood takes legal action over disputed Korea transaction

An arbitration proceeding has been initiated in Singapore regarding a dispute between Glenwood Private Equity and BPEA EQT over the failed sale of Korea-based industrial films producer PI Advanced Materials.

  • North Asia
  • 20 July 2023
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Hahn acquires Korea medical devices player

Hahn & Company has acquired a nearly two-thirds stake in Korea-listed medical laser maker Lutronic through a tender offer for about KRW 629bn (USD 497m).

  • North Asia
  • 19 July 2023
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KKR leads $190m Series C for Korea fashion platform

KKR has led a USD 190m Series C round for Korean online fashion platform Musinsa with support from Wellington Management.

  • North Asia
  • 19 July 2023
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