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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand, Finland, Myanmar:

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TOKYO -- Japanese restaurant chains are trying out a new ingredient in their latest attempt to expand in the U.S., but it is no ordinary ingredient -- it is business-related: American consultants. Business trendsJapan Inc. [3]

JAKARTA -- Months after launching their angel investor network, Kenangan Brands co-founder James Prananto and Fandy Cendrajaya, who manages Kenangan Capital, have decided to push it up a notch into a full-blown venture capital (VC) business. [4]

Henry Kravis, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chairman of KKR, pioneered the private equity industry, transforming how private companies are managed and how corporate value can be unlocked. [5]

TAIPEI -- KKCompany Technologies, the company behind Taiwan's largest music streaming platform, plans to take its AI-powered data analysis technology to Japan and Southeast Asia in hopes of securing high levels of growth. [6]

TOKYO -- U.S. private equity firm KKR sees a treasure-trove of investment opportunities in a "transformed" Asia-Pacific real estate sector, as consumers increase e-commerce shopping and work from home amid the pandemic. [8]

Hi everyone! This is Ting-Fang from Taiwan. I got a call over the weekend from a real estate agent who I interviewed a few months ago about the construction boom near Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s planned chip plant in the southern Taiwane... [9]

TOKYO -- Seeking more freedom to steer its business, jewelry maker Tasaki will delist from the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section through a management buyout. MBK Partners, a north Asia-based private equity company, has been hired to assist it. [10]

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[1] FI www.hel.fi · 2026-02-09 · 41% match translated from fi

Konsernijaosto kokoontui vuoden toiseen kokoukseensa

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[2] MM dailymail.co.uk · 50% match

Sam Bankman-Fried

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-09-22 · 43% match

Japan Inc. takes another crack at the US restaurant market

TOKYO -- Japanese restaurant chains are trying out a new ingredient in their latest attempt to expand in the U.S., but it is no ordinary ingredient -- it is business-related: American consultants. Business trendsJapan Inc.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-10-26 · 41% match

Indonesia's Kopital Ventures raises $12m in first close

JAKARTA -- Months after launching their angel investor network, Kenangan Brands co-founder James Prananto and Fandy Cendrajaya, who manages Kenangan Capital, have decided to push it up a notch into a full-blown venture capital (VC) business.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-10-01 · 41% match

The 80-year journey of an industrialist: Henry Kravis (1)

Henry Kravis, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chairman of KKR, pioneered the private equity industry, transforming how private companies are managed and how corporate value can be unlocked.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-04-02 · 40% match

KDDI-backed KKCompany to jumpstart AI services in Japan, Southeast Asia

TAIPEI -- KKCompany Technologies, the company behind Taiwan's largest music streaming platform, plans to take its AI-powered data analysis technology to Japan and Southeast Asia in hopes of securing high levels of growth.

[7] FI yle.fi · 2012-12-20 · 40% match

News

The value of the deal was not disclosed. The Triton Fund, which operates in Jersey, Channel Islands, has recently acquired several Finnish firms, including private healthcare provider Mehiläinen and flooring producer Karelia-Upofloor.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-01-15 · 40% match

KKR to invest $1.7bn in Asia's data centers, warehouses and offices

TOKYO -- U.S. private equity firm KKR sees a treasure-trove of investment opportunities in a "transformed" Asia-Pacific real estate sector, as consumers increase e-commerce shopping and work from home amid the pandemic.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-07-07 · 39% match

Waiting on Washington and China's unwitting hackers

Hi everyone! This is Ting-Fang from Taiwan. I got a call over the weekend from a real estate agent who I interviewed a few months ago about the construction boom near Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s planned chip plant in the southern Taiwane

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-03-24 · 39% match

Jeweler Tasaki to delist from Tokyo bourse

TOKYO -- Seeking more freedom to steer its business, jewelry maker Tasaki will delist from the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section through a management buyout. MBK Partners, a north Asia-based private equity company, has been hired to assist it.

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