Carlyle closes ¥430bn Japan buyout fund

The global private equity firm's fifth Japanese buyout fund is targeting sectors including technology, media, telecoms, retail and healthcare, and is 70% larger than its previous fund.

Global investment firm Carlyle has closed its fifth Japanese buyout fund, Carlyle Japan Partners V CJP V at 430 billion around $2.8 billion. 

This amount is the largest fundraise for a buyout strategy focused on the Japanese market, according to data from Preqin. The figure is inclusive of commitments from the general partner and its affiliates, with CJP V hitting the hard cap on limited partner commitments, a May 21 media release said.

Carlyle said that CJP V received strong demand from a combination of domestic and global investors, and raised nearly 70% more than the size of its predecessor fund, Carlyle Japan Partners IV...

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