U.S. private equity funds boost Asian acquisitions outside China

Investment activity rises in Japan, India as investors hedge against risks

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U.S. private equity funds like KKR are significantly boosting their acquisitions in Japan and other Asian countries outside China. © Reuters

MOMOE BAN, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- Major U.S. private equity funds are diversifying their Asian acquisitions, increasing activity outside China as Beijing's pandemic countermeasures and worsening relations with the U.S. make investors wary about the country.

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