TOKYO -- Australia's Pepper Group, owned by U.S. private equity giant KKR, will begin targeting nonperforming loans in Japan as the pandemic continues to wallop businesses, Nikkei has learned.
Australian company looks to help struggling businesses amid pandemic

Pepper Group has acquired Tokyo-based collection agency MC Group as it seeks to revive local businesses suffering under excessive debt loads. (Photo by Hirofumi Yamamoto)
TOKYO -- Australia's Pepper Group, owned by U.S. private equity giant KKR, will begin targeting nonperforming loans in Japan as the pandemic continues to wallop businesses, Nikkei has learned.