Reuters – KKR’s Kravis sees doors opening for Japan deals

Henry Kravis, co-founder of private-equity firm KKR, said he sees rising opportunities for dealmaking in Japan as the country’s firms open up to foreign partnerships in response to competition from South Korea and China, writes Reuters. KKR hopes to land more deals in the world’s third biggest economy – where it had just 9 percent of the value of its Asian portfolio in March – as well as partner Japanese companies on more overseas deals, writes Reuters.