Moves are under way to raise acquisition financing for Japanese companies from overseas institutional investors. Mitsubishi UFJ is considering partnering with US-based BlackRock and others to supplement the funding supply framework. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is considering an acquisition-financing fund with a major US asset manager.
A framework is being developed to raise acquisition financing for Japanese companies from overseas institutional investors as funding providers. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has indicated that it plans to partner with US-based major asset manager BlackRock and others to develop funding sources.
Mitsubishi UFJ is aiming to launch the framework by the end of fiscal 2026 and is expected to begin discussions soon with BlackRock and Morgan Stanley Investment Management on a potential partnership. It will establish a financing framework capable of supporting large M&A transactions to supplement bank lending. The move aims to strengthen the domestic supply of acquisition financing, which has lagged behind.
It has been reported that Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is considering an acquisition-financing fund with a major US asset manager, and there may also have been reports speculating that the fund could be on the order of ¥500 billion. However, the article does not specify a concrete amount or state that any formal decision has been made.