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Private Equity
The deal gives Carlyle full control of the brand’s South Korean business.
The new fund’s first portfolio includes $200m worth newly built assets in Tokyo and Osaka.
The acquisition value may change when the deal closes.
The deal is AnyMind’s 13th acquisition overall and seventh in Japan.
IPOs & Markets
As of Dec. 12, 128 tender offers had been filed in Japan.
The deal marks the largest investment in an African alcohol business by a Japanese brewer.
People
Coller Capital has hired Hisashi Tanaka as its Head of Japan Private Wealth.
He succeeds Hironori Kamezawa, who will become chairman.
Private Credit
Elham is seeking to raise $1 billion for its inaugural fund.
