Carlyle Expects to Commit to Two More Japan Deals by Year End

Carlyle’s Japan office has four deals in due diligence, and expect to be committed to two of them by the end of the year, Japan co-head Kazuhiro Yamada says in an interview on Bloomberg TV.

• Tokyo office is on track to hire 5 more investment professionals for a total of 35 by the end of 2026: Yamada
• In Japan, focused on deals in the manufacturing, healthcare and software businesses, Yamada says
• Yamada expects yen to appreciate in the long run due to Japanese economic growth, and has been surprised at how quickly Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has put forth new ...