Investment funds are stepping up real estate and corporate acquisitions, expanding acquisitions in Japan and overseas with funding from institutional investors supporting their activities. They are seeking to create value through acquisitions, particularly in real estate, and broadening the range of assets they hold. Their main sources of funding are institutional investors, including pension funds and financial institutions.
Investment fund activity is intensifying in real estate and corporate acquisitions. Funds are broadening the range of their targets, pursuing acquisitions in areas such as real estate and infrastructure in addition to traditional investments such as equities. This is strengthening a model in Japan and overseas that generates returns by increasing value after acquisition and then selling the assets.
In Japan, funds are playing a growing role in acquiring real estate and companies, while institutional investors such as pension funds and financial institutions are becoming increasingly prominent sources of funding. Against this backdrop, the article reports on funds' asset reshuffling and the expansion of new investment activities.