Japan
Finance
Riyadh Valley Company strikes third limited partner-style bet this year
Riyadh Valley Company (RVC), the investment arm of King Saud University, has made its third limited partner-style investment this year, ......
Finance
Incubate Fund Asia plans new outing after closing third fund below target
Incubate Fund Asia, a Japanese venture capital firm focused on early-stage companies in India and Southeast Asia, has marked the ......
People
Japanese PE Advantage Partners set for India play, hires ex- Apollo Global exec to lead
Advantage Partners, a Japanese mid-market private equity firm that invests in home country and other Asian economies, has roped in a ......
Finance
Japanese bank Mizuho to invest $145 mn in Credit Saison India
Non-banking lender Credit Saison India is raising Rs 1,200 crore ($145 million) from Japan’s Mizuho Bank Ltd, the retail and corporate ......
Consumer
Bira raises fresh funding from Japan's largest bank
B9 Beverages, which owns Indian craft beer brand Bira 91, has raised $10 million from Japan's largest bank MUFG Bank, ......
Consumer
Lenskart snaps up Japanese brand in its debut global M&A deal
Leading eyewear unicorn Lenskart has picked up a controlling stake in Japanese direct-to-consumer (D2C) eyewear brand Owndays, in a bid ......
Consumer
Retail tech platform Arzooo raises Series B funding from Japan's SBI, others
Sterne India Pvt. Ltd, which operates retail-technology platform Arzooo, has raised $70 million (around Rs 539 crore) in a Series ......
TMT
SoftBank's overseas business head steps down in 6 months after being hired
Japan's SoftBank Group Corp said on Wednesday it has appointed Alex Clavel as chief executive of its SoftBank Group International ......
Infrastructure
KKR to buy Japanese real estate asset manager for $2 bn
KKR & Co said on Thursday it is buying Japanese real estate asset manager Mitsubishi Corp-UBS Realty Inc (MC-UBSR) for ......
Economy
GLOBAL MARKETS-Risk-on rally resumes as Omicron fears recede
Global shares extended a recent rally on Thursday while safe-haven bonds and currencies eased as markets welcomed signs that the ......