Private Equity
The potential sale comes as secondary transactions gain momentum globally.
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Deals
Nippon Life is also weighing loans for data center projects in Japan.
Private Credit
The predecessor fund closed at $100 million in 2023.
The proposal is part of a total project cost of about $150 million.
The new vehicle is its first fund dedicated exclusively to Japanese private equity.
A potential deal could value the coffee chain’s biggest overseas company-operated market at about $3b.
Analysis
Japan is among the hottest markets for global private capital.
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Policy & Regulations
It is working on an updated version of the “AI Security Guide”.
IPOs & Markets
The filing did not reveal the size of the U.S. IPO.
