A new framework to raise acquisition financing for Japanese companies from overseas institutional investors is getting underway. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is partnering with leading U.S. asset manager BlackRock to develop new sources of funding. M&A involving Japanese companies in 2025 reportedly increased 86% year on year to ¥38 trillion, potentially marking one of the highest levels on record.
A framework to raise acquisition financing for Japanese companies from overseas institutional investors is getting underway. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is partnering with leading U.S. asset manager BlackRock and others to develop new sources of funding.
The value of M&A involving Japanese companies reached ¥38 trillion in 2025, an 86% increase from the previous year, and was reported to have reached one of the highest levels on record for the first time in seven years. The need for funding frameworks capable of supporting increasingly large-scale M&A has been highlighted.
The initiative aims to create a funding framework that complements bank lending. The companies involved include Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group subsidiaries, Seven & i Holdings, and Japan M&A Center Holdings.