TOKYO -- Real estate likely played a role in the hefty price U.S. private equity firm KKR paid for Japanese systems developer Fuji Soft after an unusual bidding war with Bain Capital.
Property holdings seen as factor in bidding war with Bain

The Fujisoft Shiodome Building and Fuji Soft's head office in Yokohama are among the properties purchased by Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment. (Source photos by Fuji Soft)
TOKYO -- Real estate likely played a role in the hefty price U.S. private equity firm KKR paid for Japanese systems developer Fuji Soft after an unusual bidding war with Bain Capital.