TOKYO -- U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group will aim at investments ranging from big corporate carve-outs to business succession deals with a new 430 billion yen ($2.8 billion) Japan fund, Nikkei has learned.
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Carlyle Group is launching its fifth Japan fund. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
TOKYO -- U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group will aim at investments ranging from big corporate carve-outs to business succession deals with a new 430 billion yen ($2.8 billion) Japan fund, Nikkei has learned.