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Some of Japan’s top private equity investors discuss an influx of foreign firms, increasing dry powder and more demanding LPs in this sponsored roundtable discussion.

For Japanese industrial businesses, a key growth driver is a revitalised management team, say J-STAR managing partner Kenichi Harada and principal Hiroaki Kiriseko 

Partnering with company founders provides contrarian private equity buyers a rich seam of investments, says CLSA Capital Partners president Megumi Kiyozuka.

Domestic LPs are taking a more sophisticated approach to private equity, which involves the greater use of separate accounts, says Ryo Ohira, Neuberger Berman’s head of East Asia

Japanese private equity may have had a few false dawns in the past, but the market today is very different from that of just 10 years ago, says NSSK founding partner Jun Tsusaka

Institutional investors may be increasing their allocations to private equity, but GPs still need to take a thoughtful and strategic approach to the fundraising market, say FIRSTavenue executives Michael Henningsen and Colin Dinneen.

GP-led deals are on the rise. How does this growth compare with historical levels, and what do these liquidity solutions look like from a secondaries investor’s standpoint? Landmark Partners’ Jamie Sunday and Ian Charles explain

This part of the secondaries market is growing and changing at a rapid clip. Jon Costello, head of the Secondary Advisory Group at PJT Partners, explains the impact on the broader private equity industry.

Actis has created its own open-source impact scoring methodology in response to demand from LPs. Shami Nissan and James Magor detail the challenges involved.

Mainstream impact investors may be grabbing the headlines, but local issues need local solutions. These can only be identified and addressed with teams on the ground and a tailored approach, says impact investment manager Incofin.