TOKYO -- Top Japanese banks are ramping up leveraged buyout financing for investment funds as record-high mergers and acquisitions drive swelling demand for capital, while picking their deals more carefully after the 2022 post-LBO failure of auto parts maker Marelli.
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Japan banks ramp up LBO financing business amid M&A surge
MUFG, Mizuho, SMBC move on from Marelli failure, but beef up risk management
MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. are all adding more staff to departments that handle leveraged buyout financing. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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