KKR optimistic about Japan

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts have argued that Japan is set to change its attitude to private equity over time, as investors demand better returns.

Henry Kravis and George Roberts, two of the founders of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, have argued that private equity has a big future in Japan, despite the industry’s failure to establish a sizeable presence in the country so far.

During their current trip to Japan, the two men told a press conference on Tuesday that the previously hostile reception to private equity firms in the country would have to change, amid growing demand from investors for better returns.

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