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Japan's Integral buys UPT from Advantage, sells BTC to Capgemini
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
KKR sells minority stake in Japan's Kokusai to QIA
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
Japan advertising AI start-up Flux raises $32m Series B
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
KKR shuffles senior roles in Asia
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
Japan's Global Brain, Fukoku Life set up $35m VC fund
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
Advantage Partners SPAC agrees recycling merger
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
Japan's LayerX lifts Series A to $59m
Japan's LayerX lifts Series A to $59m

Japan’s LayerX, an enterprise billing and invoicing software provider, has lifted an ongoing Series A round to JPY 8.2bn (USD 59m) with support from several local VC firms.

  • North Asia
  • 14 June 2023
GP profile: 500 Global
GP profile: 500 Global

500 Global’s emergence as a preeminent seed investor in Southeast Asia has played out against the backdrop of a broader transformation from US accelerator into international multi-stage venture capital firm

  • Southeast Asia
  • 14 June 2023
Japan's J-Star buys freight forwarding company
Japan's J-Star buys freight forwarding company

Japan’s J-Star has acquired local freight forwarding business Japan Trust Holdings for an undisclosed sum as part of a transportation services consolidation play.

  • North Asia
  • 09 June 2023
KKR secures partnership with Japan Post Insurance
KKR secures partnership with Japan Post Insurance

Japan Post Insurance (JPI) has launched a strategic partnership with KKR and the private equity firm’s insurance subsidiary Global Atlantic Financial Group. The deal will give JPI access to a broader range of investments and support its diversification...

  • North Asia
  • 08 June 2023
Q&A: Jafco Asia's Shahan Sud
Q&A: Jafco Asia's Shahan Sud

Singapore’s Jafco Asia, a division of Japanese VC mainstay Jafco, hired Shahan Sud last year as its first in-country investment director for India. He explains a cross-border bridge long in the making

  • North Asia
  • 06 June 2023
Deal focus: Go aims to bring Japan's taxis up to speed
Deal focus: Go aims to bring Japan's taxis up to speed

Goldman Sachs-backed taxi-hailing platform Go wants to address Japan’s taxi driver shortage and bring digitalisation to an industry that remains rooted in an analogue world

  • North Asia
  • 30 May 2023
Japan's Heartseed raises $14m Series D
Japan's Heartseed raises $14m Series D

Heartseed, a Tokyo-based biotech start-up specializing in treatments that use cardiac muscle cells to initiate the remuscularization of patients who have suffered heart failure, has raised JPY 2bn (USD 14.3m) in Series D funding.

  • North Asia
  • 29 May 2023
Goldman backs Japan taxi-hailing player Go
Goldman backs Japan taxi-hailing player Go

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has committed JPY 10bn (USD 75m) in Series D funding to Go Inc, operator of a Japan-based taxi-hailing app.

  • North Asia
  • 25 May 2023
Weekly digest - May 24 2023
Weekly digest - May 24 2023

  • Region
  • 24 May 2023
Fund focus: Foreign LPs creep into Japan VC
Fund focus: Foreign LPs creep into Japan VC

Japan’s Dimension has closed its first fund since spinning out from Dream Incubator, more than doubling its prior vintage and tracking increased interest among regional institutional investors

  • North Asia
  • 23 May 2023
Exacta seeks $350m for SE Asia fund, wins ADB support
Exacta seeks $350m for SE Asia fund, wins ADB support

Singapore’s Exacta Capital Partners, a PE firm affiliated with Mizuho Asia Partners, has received USD 25m from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for its latest fund. The target is USD 350m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 22 May 2023
Japan Post Bank sees sharp increase in PE exposure
Japan Post Bank sees sharp increase in PE exposure

Japan Post Bank’s (JPB) private equity funds exposure increased 75% to JPY 5.6trn (USD 40.4bn) in the most recent financial year, which it said was largely driven by a change in accounting standards.

  • North Asia
  • 19 May 2023
Bain buys Japan software player IDAJ
Bain buys Japan software player IDAJ

Bain Capital has acquired IDAJ, a Japan-based engineering solutions provider that provides digital platforms to facilitate project development and computer-based design simulation systems.

  • North Asia
  • 18 May 2023
Japan's Dimension closes second VC fund on $75m
Japan's Dimension closes second VC fund on $75m

Dimension, a spinout of Japan’s Dream Incubator, has closed its second VC fund with JPY 10.1bn (USD 75m) in commitments.

  • North Asia
  • 15 May 2023
KKR takes out Rakuten's stake in Japanese retailer Seiyu
KKR takes out Rakuten's stake in Japanese retailer Seiyu

KKR has increased its stake in Japanese supermarket operator Seiyu to 85%, having taken out a position held by local e-commerce giant Rakuten, which supported the private equity firm’s carve-out in 2020.

  • North Asia
  • 15 May 2023
Japan's Genesia closes Fund III on USD 110m
Japan's Genesia closes Fund III on USD 110m

Japan’s Genesia Ventures, a seed-stage tech investor with a presence in Indonesia and Vietnam, has closed its third fund on USD 110m.

  • North Asia
  • 11 May 2023
Weekly digest - May 10 2023
Weekly digest - May 10 2023

  • Region
  • 10 May 2023
Actis launches $500m Japan renewables platform
Actis launches $500m Japan renewables platform

Actis has formed a USD 500m Japan renewables platform and acquired Hergo Japan Energy Corporation, which has around 230 megawatts in operating and development projects, as the seed asset.

  • North Asia
  • 10 May 2023
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