TOKYO -- Japanese investment firm Keystone Partners will set up a 100 billion yen ($630 million) fund to purchase companies' cross-shareholdings, smoothing the way for sellers that face difficulty unloading them on the market.
Keystone taps growing demand as regulators and TSE push for reform

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has been pushing companies to use their capital more efficiently. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
TOKYO -- Japanese investment firm Keystone Partners will set up a 100 billion yen ($630 million) fund to purchase companies' cross-shareholdings, smoothing the way for sellers that face difficulty unloading them on the market.