KKR taps Japan chief Hirano to lead Asian operations

Firm's CEO for Southeast Asia also named co-head of private equity in region

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KKR Japan chief Hirofumi Hirano speaks at the Reuters Japan Investment Summit in Tokyo in May 2014. © Reuters

AKIRA YAMASHITA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- U.S. investment firm KKR has named the CEO of its Japanese unit, Hirofumi Hirano, as co-head of private equity operations in Asia as part of efforts to add to the company's portfolio in the region.

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