About Private Equity Fund in Japan
Japan hosts 181 Private Equity Funds, including Adams Street Partners, LGT Capital Partners, GIC, Cerberus Capital Management, and Apollo Global Management. Collectively they have invested more than $2.98T across 35,989 rounds in over 7,900 companies. In the past five years, these funds have participated in 1,164 seed-stage rounds ($4.19B), 3,129 early-stage rounds ($122B), and 3,041 late-stage rounds ($727B). The most active sectors are Enterprise Software, SaaS, & Deep Tech, while some of the most recently funded companies include AIdoc, Solaria and Dodai.
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Here is the list of top Private Equity Funds in Japan
Private equity investment firm. It invest in rapidly growing, multi-stage, category-leading software, mobile, healthcare, security, and financial technology companies. It strive to invest alongside best-in-class general partners in the buyout and growth equity sectors. It pursue opportunities across the entire capital structure, targeting middle-market companies. It also facilitates investments in buyout, venture capital, growth equity, and other private markets fund strategies.
Key facts about Adams Street Partners
- Founded Year: 1972
- Portfolio count: 211
- Stages of Investment: Acquisition, Public & 288 more
Principal investor in alternative investment strategies. This firm invests alongside its clients in various strategies, aligning interests. A long-term approach is taken in both sustainable investing and client relationships. The firm offers access to private markets, multi-alternative and diversifying strategies, and sustainable and impact strategies. Investment decisions are made with a focus on long-term value creation.
Key facts about LGT Capital Partners
- Founded Year: 1997
- Portfolio count: 21
- Sectors of Investment: Retail, Healthcare
- Stages of Investment: Acquisition, Public & 26 more
- Locations of Investment: France, United Kingdom & 7 more
3. GIC
Sovereign wealth and private equity fund. It provides investments for technology-enabled and sustainable startups and businesses. It also manages the foreign reserves of the government. It supports donations, matching schemes, volunteer leave provisions, and more. It invests through venture capital funds, co-investments, and direct investments.
Key facts about GIC
- Founded Year: 1981
- Portfolio count: 284
- Sectors of Investment: Enterprise Applications, Consumer
- Locations of Investment: United States, India & 31 more
Private equity and debt firm focused on multiple sectors. Invests globally across the following complementary investment platforms include middle-market direct lending platforms, corporate credit, private equity, real estate, non-performing loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and more.
Key facts about Cerberus Capital Management
- Founded Year: 1992
- Portfolio count: 66
- Sectors of Investment: Enterprise Applications, Financial Services
- Stages of Investment: Acquisition, Public & 69 more
- Locations of Investment: United States, Canada & 11 more
Key facts about Apollo Global Management
- Founded Year: 1990
- Portfolio count: 139
- Sectors of Investment: FinTech, Enterprise Applications
- Locations of Investment: United States, United Kingdom & 21 more


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