Taizo Wada
Stories by Taizo Wada
Singapore’s OCBC to launch $500m decarbonization fund
OCBC will partner with Mercuria Holdings to begin raising money in early 2024.
KKR, SBI to set up fund to tap into Japan’s wealthy individuals
U.S.-Japan pair leads alternative investment push targeting large pool of assets.
Arm’s IPO filing rekindles talks of SoftBank going private
The listed chip designer could replace Alibaba as a fundraising avenue.
Blackstone teams up with Daiwa to offer private credit fund in Japan
The instrument is geared mainly toward retail investors.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust to invest $1.5b in Apollo Global funds
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank will also cooperate with Apollo on real estate and other investments in Japan.
SoftBank Vision Fund makes first Japan investment with $60m in Aculys Pharma
The biotech firm was co-founded in Jan by Kazunari Tsunaba, the ex-president of Novartis' local arm.
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 targets to make one investment per day
SoftBank's second Vision Fund looks set to surpass the 92 companies in the first fund's portfolio.
Japan attracts global private equity funds hungry for pandemic spinoffs
HK-based PAG and Swedish PE firm EQT have begun preparing to make investments in Japan.
Ad agency Dentsu considers sale of Tokyo headquarters in $3b megadeal
Dentsu is looking to shift to a decentralised corporate structure that relies heavily on teleworking.
Carlyle to invest $970m in Japanese analytical instruments maker Rigaku
The investment could be the first by a $2.3b, Japan-focused fund set up by Carlyle last year.
