Asian Venture Capital Journal Features Insights from Tokyo Private Equity and Finance Partners

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July 8, 2024

A June 17 article by Asian Venture Capital Journal titled  “Japan deal financing: Who will back the expected rise in large-cap buyouts?,Tsuyoshi Imai and Tokyo finance partner Ben Morris. “Increased deal activity has already facilitated more syndication to other lenders,” Ben observed in the piece.

Tsuyoshi also shared his perspectives on Japan’s deal market in a June 12 article by Asian Venture Capital Journal. The piece, titled “Japan buyouts: GPs see corporate reform as definitive source of deal flow,” reviewed recent corporate reforms that have been significant drivers of deal activity in Japan. In the piece, Tsuyoshi noted that regulation is increasingly an obstacle, citing the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation, which took effect in 2023, extending the deal process by 3-4 months.