Japan: the savior of the global PE industry?

"The opportunities in Japan are similar to those in the US in the 1970s" Henry Kravis

Bain is bidding for Fuji Soft. Its offer is said to be $4.1bn. That’s great for Fuji Soft shareholders. The only issue is KKR also made a bid for it recently. It’s rare to see this kind of competition in Japanese M&A but the author believes it will become more common, as global PE firms shift their focus to the fourth largest economy in the world.

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