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8 Private Equity Firms in Japan - Flippa

By Laurits Just

Below you can find a list with information on 9 Private Equity Firms in Japan . This blog post can help you identify Japan Private Equity Firms and other participants active in the M&A market today.

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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Japan

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarters: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Founded: 2006

Industry focus: Energy, Infrastructure, Real Estate

Number of investments: 7

Number of exits: 2

Details about the fund:

A strategic partner-focused investment company, KKR Japan focuses on energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and hedge funds.

Where to find them: Website

Advantage Partners

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarter: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Industry focus: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital

Number of investments: 2

Number of exits: 1

Details about the fund:

Private equity investment company Advantage Partners is based in Japan.

Where to find them: Website

Chubu Electric Power

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarters: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Founded: 1951

Industry focus: Energy, Energy Management, Oil and Gas

Number of investments: 12

Number of exits: 1

Details about the fund:

Electricity, natural gas, and goods and services for on-site energy are all produced, distributed, and sold by Chubu Electric Power.

Where to find them: Website

Daiwa Securities Group

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarter: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Industry focus: Banking, Financial Services, Retail

Number of investments: 20

Number of exits: 3

Details about the fund:

Among the services offered by Daiwa Securities Group include brokerage, trading, underwriting, counseling, and product creation.

Where to find them: Website

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarter: Minato, Chiba, Japan

Industry focus: Asset Management, Financial Services, Venture Capital

Number of investments: 24

Number of exits: 5

Details about the fund:

Japanese equity products are offered by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust to business and governmental pension plans.

Where to find them: Website

SX Capital Japan

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarter: Toranomon, Tokyo, Japan

Industry focus: Asset Management, Information Technology, Venture Capital

Number of investments: 15

Number of exits: 2

Details about the fund:

Private venture businesses with an interest in IT are the focus of asset management company SX Capital.

Where to find them: Website

Tokyo Century

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarter: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Industry focus: Finance, Financial Services, Leasing, Sales

Number of investments: 20

Number of exits: 4

Details about the fund:

A significant domestic Japanese leasing firm is Tokyo Century.

Where to find them: Website

WM Partners

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarter: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Industry focus: Finance, FinTech, Venture Capital

Number of investments: 18

Number of exits: 3

Details about the fund:

The key members of the investment team at WM Partners have been investing since the company’s start as a division of Japan Asia Investment.

Where to find them: Website

Laurits Just

Laurits is the Manager of Flippa Invest, an offering for exclusive investment in thriving digital businesses. With a background in finance, he worked at BlackRock and Rocket Internet in London before launching his startup. Holding three degrees—including a Master of Science from the London School of Economics—Laurits specialized in digital innovation, AI applications, and distributed ledger platforms. After leaving BlackRock, he co-founded BitsForDigits with a mission to provide liquidity solutions for self-funded business owners. After scaling the business to profitability, they ultimately exited to Flippa, where Laurits now leads Flippa Invest, helping founders secure funding beyond traditional VC.

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