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Deal focus: Telexistence’s nimble robots target retail, logistics

Japan’s Telexistence appears to be on the cusp of a significant milestone in retail automation. Local logistics tech investor Monoful is hoping to take that promise to the warehouse

  • North Asia
  • 19 July 2023
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2Q analysis: Still scrambling

State-supported deals prop up Asia private equity investment; GPs hustle for liquidity in an unforgiving exit landscape; ex-China mid-market players gain some traction in fundraising

  • Australasia
  • 19 July 2023
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Japan's 01Booster Capital closes debut fund

01Booster Capital, a Japanese accelerator and VC investor set up in 2012, has closed its debut fund at an undeclared size. It was launched in late 2021.

  • North Asia
  • 18 July 2023
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Glenwood sells Korean films business to French strategic

Glenwood Private Equity has sold its majority stake in Korea-based industrial films producer PI Advanced Materials to France-headquartered Arkema for an enterprise value of EUR 728m (USD 817m) – six months after BPEA EQT pulled out of a deal to buy...

  • North Asia
  • 17 July 2023
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Japan's JST builds $451m alternatives portfolio in debut year

University endowment Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST) put JPY 9.96trn (USD 69.7bn) to work in its first 12 months in operation, with JPY 64.3bn going into alternatives.

  • North Asia
  • 10 July 2023
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Japan's Telexistence gets $170m Series B

Japanese connected robotics start-up Telexistence has raised USD 170m in Series B funding featuring SoftBank Group, Foxconn, Airbus, and Globis Capital Partners.

  • North Asia
  • 10 July 2023
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Japanese GPs maintain strong investment pace - AVCJ Forum

Deployment remains robust in Japan’s mid-cap space with private equity firms continuing to see plentiful opportunities in carve-outs and founder-succession situations, the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum Japan 2023 heard.

  • North Asia
  • 07 July 2023
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Carlyle seeks up to $2.8bn for Japan fund

The Carlyle Group is looking to raise as much as JPY 400bn (USD 2.8bn) for its fifth Japan fund, a 55% increase on the previous vintage, in a move that underscores robust investor sentiment on the market.

  • North Asia
  • 06 July 2023
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Japan procurement marketplace secures $89m Series C

Six Japanese venture capital firms have led a Series C round of USD 89m for Caddi, operator of a B2B procurement marketplace that services the manufacturing sector.

  • North Asia
  • 06 July 2023
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Japan VC draws global attention - AVCJ Forum

Japan’s venture capital market is attracting increased international attention by virtue of its relatively stable returns and a start-up-friendly policy regime, investors told the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum Japan 2023.

  • North Asia
  • 05 July 2023
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Japan M&A: Go digital, go global

Panasonic moved from hardware to software with the acquisition of Blue Yonder, a path that other Japanese corporates are expected to follow. PE investors can sell to them or work with them

  • North Asia
  • 05 July 2023
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Korean battery materials supplier raises $302m

IMM Investment and Premier Partners are the largest participants in a KRW 400bn (USD 302.7m) funding round for EcoPro Innovation, a battery materials business of KOSDAQ-listed EcoPro.

  • North Asia
  • 04 July 2023
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Hahn & Co reaches $1.9b first close on fourth Korea fund

South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Co has reached a first close of USD 1.9bn on its fourth flagship buyout fund against an overall target of USD 3.25bn.

  • North Asia
  • 30 June 2023
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Japan's Abies Ventures seeks $69m for Fund II, courts foreign LPs

Japanese deep-tech investor Abies Ventures has set a JPY 10bn (USD 69m) target for its second fund and is looking to tap international investors for the first time.

  • North Asia
  • 29 June 2023
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AVCJ Japan Forum 2023 special issue

  • North Asia
  • 28 June 2023
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Global dealmakers highlight private credit, continuation funds – AVCJ Forum

Private credit and secondary continuation funds have emerged as popular themes globally as high interest rates, geopolitical tensions, and macro uncertainty persist, GPs told the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum Japan 2023.

  • North Asia
  • 28 June 2023
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Japan's Terra Motors raises $28m

Japanese electric vehicle (EV) start-up Terra Motors has raised JPY 40bn (USD 28m) in Series C funding featuring Silicon Valley-based Pegasus Tech Ventures.

  • North Asia
  • 27 June 2023
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Japan SME fintech player raises $17m

Japan’s Olta, a financial technology provider for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has raised JPY 2.5bn (USD 17.6m) in Series B funding featuring SBI Investment, Spiral Capital, and DG Ventures.

  • North Asia
  • 26 June 2023
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Japan's Integral buys UPT from Advantage, sells BTC to Capgemini

Japanese middle market private equity firm Integral Corporation has acquired United Precision Technologies (UPT), which supplies components used in smart devices, from Advantage Partners and sold IT consulting business BTC to Capgemini.

  • North Asia
  • 26 June 2023
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KKR sells minority stake in Japan's Kokusai to QIA

KKR has made a partial exit from Kokusai Electric, a Japan-based semiconductor industry supplier, through the sale of a minority stake to Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).

  • North Asia
  • 26 June 2023
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Japan advertising AI start-up Flux raises $32m Series B

DNX Ventures has led a JPY 4.4bn (USD 32m) Series B round for Japan’s Flux, which helps businesses manage advertising strategies via a no-code artificial intelligence (AI) platform.

  • North Asia
  • 23 June 2023
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KKR shuffles senior roles in Asia

KKR has reorganised its Asia leadership team, with Ming Lu, the firm’s regional head, Hiro Hirano, the co-head of private equity, set to become executive chairman and deputy executive chairman, respectively.

  • South Asia
  • 23 June 2023
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Japan's Global Brain, Fukoku Life set up $35m VC fund

Japanese VC firm Global Brain has teamed up with Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance to set up a JPY 5bn (USD 35m) fund.

  • North Asia
  • 20 June 2023
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Advantage Partners SPAC agrees recycling merger

A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) affiliated with Japan’s Advantage Partners has agreed to merge with Jeplan, a local recycling business specialising in plastic waste.

  • North Asia
  • 19 June 2023
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