Bain Capital plans to prepare Japanese aviation company Jamco for more M&A opportunities

to data from Refinitiv, Japan saw a total of 495 M&A deals valued at $85.2 billion in the first half of 2021. This represents a 31% increase in deal value compared to the same period last year.

Private equity firms have been particularly active in the Japanese market, with deals such as KKR’s $3.7 billion acquisition of Hitachi Kokusai Electric and Blackstone’s $6 billion takeover of Takeda Consumer Healthcare driving up overall deal value.

Several factors have contributed to the surge in M&A activity in Japan, including a strong recovery in the economy following the COVID-19 pandemic, low interest rates, and a push for corporate restructuring and consolidation among Japanese companies.

Looking ahead, analysts expect M&A activity in Japan to remain robust, with private equity firms continuing to target Japanese companies for investment and consolidation. Overall, the Japanese M&A market is expected to remain attractive for both domestic and international investors.