Private equity firms in Japan
35 private equity firms headquartered in Japan are recorded here. Stated investment stages run from seed to buyout. The sectors named most often are Healthcare, Manufacturing and Real estate. The cities with most of them are Tokyo (15), Chiyoda (2) and Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (1). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advantage Partners buyout · private equity · renewables · real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| Ant Capital Partners Co., Ltd. 中堅企業 · 中小企業 |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Japan |
| Aspirant Group, Inc. Industrial Technology · Business Services · Consumer Services · IT |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| BLEW株式会社 (Blew, Inc.) design · branding · DX · business growth |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | 大阪市中央区, Japan |
| D Capital, Inc. retail · logistics · food · education |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Japan |
| Endeavour United Co., Ltd. | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| GrowthPoint Equity LLP | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| IA Partners | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Japan |
| Integral Corporation real estate · private equity · technology · healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chiyoda, Japan |
| Japan Industrial Partners industrial · technology · business services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Japan |
| Japan-China Capital Partners Co., Ltd. | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| JPH株式会社 (Japan Perpetual Holdings) business succession · business revitalization · manufacturing · retail |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| Marunouchi Capital business succession · carve-out · growth support |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| Minerva Growth Partners consumer internet · B2C · software · healthtech |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| NCBキャピタル 株式会社 事業承継 · メザニンファイナンス |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Japan |
| Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko Business Succession · Special Situation · General Manufacturing · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Japan |
| Polaris Capital Group Co., Ltd. Technology/Manufacturing · Healthcare · IT/Services/Logistics · Consumer/Retail |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Chiyoda, Japan |
| Quzilla Capital SaaS · sake brewery · facilities management · confectionery |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| REVA Corporation security services · second hand goods reseller · cosmetics · temporary staffing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| Rising Japan Equity, Inc. | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Japan |
| Sapphire Capital Co., Ltd | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Japan |
| SBI Shinsei Corporate Investment Limited IT · Deep Tech · healthcare · manufacturing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| Seven Seas Advisors Co., Ltd. real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| T Capital Partners (ティーキャピタルパートナーズ株式会社) | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | 千代田区, Japan |
| Unison Capital Healthcare · Consumer · B2B Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Japan |
| Value Quest Partners Co., Ltd. manufacturing · semiconductor |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| Whiz Partners Inc. healthcare · drug discovery & bio · mRNA therapeutics · AI for drug discovery |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| Yanagi Capital Partners Food & Beverage · Functional Foods & Supplements · Restaurants & Foodservice · Beauty, Wellness & Personal care |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| フロネシス・パートナーズ株式会社 / Phronesis Partners Co., Ltd. | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| ベーシック・キャピタル・マネジメント株式会社 製造業 · 卸売業 · 建設業 · サービス業 |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | 東京都中央区, Japan |
| ベインキャピタル (Bain Capital Japan) 消費財・小売 · ヘルスケア · 製造業 · テクノロジー |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Tokyo, Japan |
| 株式会社ドーガン (DOGAN, Inc.) 事業再生 · 事業承継 · バイアウト · スタートアップ |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | 福岡市, Japan |
| 株式会社ミダスキャピタル (Midas Capital) | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Japan |
| 株式会社日本革新投資 Japanese companies |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| 野村キャピタル・パートナーズ株式会社 事業承継 · グロース · 株主構成の再構築 |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | 東京都千代田区, Japan |