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Vision Fund backs Japan sneaker marketplace
Vision Fund backs Japan sneaker marketplace

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has made a Series D investment of undisclosed size in Japan’s Soda, operator of sneaker reselling platform Snkr Dunk, at a valuation of JPY38 billion ($336 million).

  • North Asia
  • 04 December 2021
Japan space debris start-up Astroscale gets $109m Series F
Japan space debris start-up Astroscale gets $109m Series F

Astroscale, a Japanese space tech start-up dedicated to cleaning up orbital debris, has raised $109 million in Series F funding from investors including London-listed Seraphim Space Investment Trust, Japan Growth Capital Investment, and Axa Life Insurance....

  • North Asia
  • 28 November 2021
Bain leads $69m Series C for Japan's Linc'well
Bain leads $69m Series C for Japan's Linc'well

Bain Capital has led a JPY8 billion ($69 million) Series C round for Linc’well, a Japan-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider that caters to medical institutions.

  • North Asia
  • 25 November 2021
MBK sells Japan's Accordia Golf to Fortress

MBK Partners has agreed to sell Japan-based golf course operator Accordia Golf, which it acquired in 2017 via a tender offer, to Fortress Investment Group.

  • North Asia
  • 18 November 2021
Japan's Olympus launches VC unit, $50m fund
Japan's Olympus launches VC unit, $50m fund

Japan’s Olympus Corporation has launched a medical technology-focused venture capital unit, Olympus Innovation Ventures, with an initial commitment of $50 million for its debut fund.

  • North Asia
  • 15 November 2021
North Asia IPOs: Welcome eruptions

A steady rhythm of small and mid-sized IPOs in North Asia is now being punctuated by globally noticeable events. Valuations are up, but Korean and Japanese investors are game

  • North Asia
  • 09 November 2021
Activists, growth equity among Japan deal drivers - AVCJ Forum

Private equity deal flow in Japan is likely to increase in the coming years, spurred by factors ranging from activist investors to the rise of growth equity, industry participants told the AVCJ Japan Forum.

  • North Asia
  • 08 November 2021
PAG buys Japan restaurant business
PAG buys Japan restaurant business

PAG has bought Gyro Holdings, a Japan-based restaurant operator that operates more than 90 brands, most of them based on izakaya concepts. The size of the deal was not disclosed.

  • North Asia
  • 05 November 2021
Mizuho spinout targets $263m for Japan buyout fund

MCP Capital (MCPC), a Japanese lower mid-market buyout firm that spun out from Mizuho Bank earlier this year, is looking to raise up to JPY30 billion ($263.2 million) for its sixth fund.

  • North Asia
  • 04 November 2021
Capital, talent flock to Japanese start-ups - AVCJ Forum
Capital, talent flock to Japanese start-ups - AVCJ Forum

Japan’s early-stage investment environment has improved dramatically over the past several years with the emergence of a new generation of entrepreneurs, industry participants told the AVCJ Japan Forum.

  • North Asia
  • 03 November 2021
Blackstone names ex-Morgan Stanley banker as Japan chair

The Blackstone Group has appointed Ryusuke Shigetomi, formerly vice chairman for global investment banking at Morgan Stanley, as representative director and chairman of its Japan operations.

  • North Asia
  • 03 November 2021
Weekly digest - October 27 2021
Weekly digest - October 27 2021

  • Region
  • 27 October 2021
Japan's Keystone targets $440m for Fund V

Tokyo-based Keystone Partners is looking to raise around JPY50 billion ($440 million) for its fifth Japan-focused fund, which will make a combination of growth and turnaround investments.

  • North Asia
  • 27 October 2021
Japan's WM, AIC launch secondary fund targeting LP stakes
Japan's WM, AIC launch secondary fund targeting LP stakes

WM Partners and Alternative Investment Capital (AIC) are looking to raise a JPY10 billion ($88 million) secondary fund that will primarily target LP positions in Japan-focused private equity funds.

  • North Asia
  • 22 October 2021
AVCJ Japan conference issue 2021
AVCJ Japan conference issue 2021

  • North Asia
  • 21 October 2021
CLSA completes exit from Japan cram school

CLSA Capital Partners (CLSA CP) has sold its remaining shares in Japanese cram school operator BC Ings to Eishinkan, a major player in the segment.

  • North Asia
  • 21 October 2021
 Weekly digest - October 19 2021
Weekly digest - October 19 2021

  • Region
  • 20 October 2021
Japan fundraising: Regional banks revisited
Japan fundraising: Regional banks revisited

Japan’s regional banks have risen from a low base to become a meaningful LP constituency for local middle-market managers. Their staying power might be a function of broader industry consolidation

  • North Asia
  • 19 October 2021
Japan digitization: Easy targets, hard to hit
Japan digitization: Easy targets, hard to hit

Japan’s massive mid-sized business sector is still trading in its fax machines for the cloud, sometimes willingly, sometimes begrudgingly. PE’s help is most needed in terms of mindset

  • North Asia
  • 19 October 2021
Hitachi sells radiation devices business to Nippon Mirae Capital
Hitachi sells radiation devices business to Nippon Mirae Capital

Hitachi has agreed to sell its Japan-based radiation measurement devices and industrial x-ray CT devices businesses to local private equity firm Nippon Mirae Capital.

  • North Asia
  • 19 October 2021
Eneos to buy PE-backed Japan Renewable Energy for $1.8b
Eneos to buy PE-backed Japan Renewable Energy for $1.8b

Eneos Holdings, an oil company and active technology investor, has agreed to acquire Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and GIC.

  • North Asia
  • 12 October 2021
EQT recruits Japan private equity head from JPIC
EQT recruits Japan private equity head from JPIC

EQT has hired Tetsuro Onitsuka, formerly of Japan Post Investment Corporation (JPIC) and TPG Capital, as head of Japan private equity as it continues to build out a local presence in the country.

  • North Asia
  • 04 October 2021
Carlyle buys Japan advertising business
Carlyle buys Japan advertising business

The Carlyle Group has completed its acquisition of Japanese advertising content provider AOI TYO Holdings follow a tender offer that valued the Tokyo-listed company at JPY21.4 billion ($191 million).

  • North Asia
  • 30 September 2021
Riverside exits Japan bicycle business to Daiwa
Riverside exits Japan bicycle business to Daiwa

The Riverside Company has sold Japan-based bicycle retailer Y International to domestic private equity firm Daiwa PI Partners for an undisclosed sum.

  • North Asia
  • 27 September 2021
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