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Daily Brief ESG: Japan Market Attractive for PE Investment Despite Low Profit Growth and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Japan Market Attractive for PE Investment Despite Low Profit Growth


Japan Market Attractive for PE Investment Despite Low Profit Growth

By Aki Matsumoto

  • The phenomenon of declining numbers of listed shares due to share buybacks and declining numbers of listed companies in US/Europe starting in 1990s began in Japan 30 years later.
  • On TSE, where there are many companies with parent-subsidiary listings and large shareholders like founder families and parent companies, more companies will choose to go private because of listing costs.
  • Private equity investments in Japanese companies will further increase in the future, as it is easier to find investment opportunities in Japan, where stock valuations are relatively low.

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