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Carlyle raises $2.8bn for its largest-ever Japan fund

U.S. private equity group ready to pounce as companies shed assets

Carlyle Group is launching its fifth Japan fund. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)

TOKYO -- U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group will aim at investments ranging from big corporate carve-outs to business succession deals with a new 430 billion yen ($2.8 billion) Japan fund, Nikkei has learned.

The fund, roughly 70% bigger than one the company launched in 2020, is one of the largest-ever Japan-focused vehicles in the private equity sector.

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