KKR (KKR) said its real estate arm plans to significantly ramp up property acquisitions in Japan, targeting a market it estimates at about 450 trillion yen ($2.8 trillion), as companies increasingly divest non-core assets, Bloomberg reported Sunday.
The firm plans to target inflation-resistant properties with stable cash flows, particularly in major cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, according to the report.
KJRM, KKR's Japan real estate arm, said corporate demand to sell property remains strong amid shareholder pressure to improve capital efficiency, with its holdings rising about 20% to 2.53 trillion yen in 2025, according to President Naoki Suzuki, Bloomberg added.
KKR didn't immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.
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