Multiple Factors Behind Accelerating Private Equity Plays In Japan, APAC

With two major deals since just the beginning of the year in Japan, private equity groups appear to be ramping up their presence in the country's biopharma sector, amid ongoing activity across the wider APAC region.

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PE funds active in Japan deals at start of 2025, more to come? (Shutterstock)

While two recent high-profile corporate acquisitions in Japan have put the spotlight on private equity groups’ interest in the biopharmaceutical sector, in reality such investors have been active players for years, both within the country and elsewhere in APAC.

But what appears different this time around in Japan is that larger, entire mainstream biopharma companies are being bought, as opposed to smaller players or fragments of a business. The...

Key Takeaways
  • Private equity groups have already made two major acquisitions this year in Japan's biopharma sector.
  • PEs have long been active in the...

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