TOKYO -- A small but increasing number of companies listed in Japan are considering going private to improve their management following corporate governance reforms in the country, according to U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital.
Corporate governance reforms have shifted the dynamic between board and management

David Gross, managing partner at Bain Capital Asia, says some of Japan's listed companies want help to "take the business private and professionalize their management." (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Shihoko Nakaoka and Bain Capital)
TOKYO -- A small but increasing number of companies listed in Japan are considering going private to improve their management following corporate governance reforms in the country, according to U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital.