Lisa Du

My story last yr w/@AkemiTerukina, Eddy Duan on how the Bank of Japan’s exit from a long period of negative rates affected everyday people is part of the @business SOPA win for explanatory reporting. I still find it relevant today, so please give it a read (Story linked in tweet)

Our story on PE giants like Blackstone, KKR, EQT's attempt to tap Japan's wealthy retail investors for funds as institutional money wanes. Most see Japan as the largest private wealth opportunity outside of the US, but the market comes with its challenges: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Our story on how hedge fund Elliott has ramped up the pace of its Japan activist campaigns (investments in the market are worth ~$5.5 bil now); some of that is coming to a head this week w/its challenge to the Toyota Industries buyout bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Apparently Boy's Love is big in the US now. That's some ｊａｐａｎｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ for sure

A hiring spree among hedge funds in Japan is reaching fever pitch. The latest must-have: talent scouts. More funds are hiring so-called business development specialists based in Japan to find the next generation of star PMs. Latest with @BeiHu1: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Scoop to kick off the year with @ManuBaigorri -- Goldman Sachs is raising a Japan real estate fund, targeting around $500 million for property deals in the country, sources say. More details in the gift link below: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

General Atlantic completed its first growth equity investment in Japan and plans to do more, citing an increase in entrepreneurship in a country long considered a backwater for startups bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Activist investor Elliott has built a nearly 5% stake in Toyota Industries, & has told the company that the price for a proposed privatization deal worth ¥4.7 trillion led by Akio Toyoda is too low, sources say. More details in my scoop w/ @Inajima17 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Latest with @ManuBaigorri @yasutaka_tamura. Very interesting to untangle this news around appraisal rights in Japan and its impact -- a bit complex but think these cases will get more attention as privatization deals increase here as well.

My latest story for Bloomberg Markets magazine on what's driving Japan's private equity boom and what lies ahead for the sector. (If nothing else, it comes with a VERY cute illustration...!) bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Buyout firms see plenty of opportunity among Japan’s 4,000 public companies, as corporate reforms nudge companies to take offers more seriously bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Latest scoop from the activism front in Japan: Elliott is looking to up its stake in Sumitomo Realty, and has approached several Japanese companies that have cross-shareholdings with the real estate developer to ask to buy out their stakes, sources say bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Murakami is controversial in Japan for his aggressive tactics, profitable investments & arrest for insider trading. But many of the corporate practices he pushed for years ago are now accepted, even promoted. That may signal something bigger about the direction Japan is headed

Our profile story on Yoshiaki Murakami, the so-called "grandfather" of activist investing in Japan, is one of Bloomberg's Big Take reads this week (gift link!): bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Latest scoop with my talented deal reporter colleagues: KKR has emerged as the lead bidder to buy Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, sources say. KKR’s Japan real estate arm KJRM offered ~¥90bil ($610mil) for the property. More deets in story: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Took a stab at writing about the ever-complicated situation interwoven with geopolitics, money, identity + history in one of the most beautiful places in Japan: Okinawa. My 1st story for Bloomberg's Weekend edition, thanks @edwardrjohnson for a great edit! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Worked with a fab team of reporters and editors on this one -- @AmberChoudhury, Takashi Nakamichi, @ScanlanDavid, @grey_whistle

A Wall Street firm cornered a candidate in a room for 2 hours, some banks are refusing resignations. These are just a few scenes playing out in Japan as financial firms scramble to secure talent amid a market boom. Our story is Bloomberg's Big Take today: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

If you've never heard of an OCIO...💡 After 10+ years of trying, Goldman Sachs last year landed its first client in Japan for its business of helping institutions manage money, also known as OCIO. Our story on why it's suddenly picking up w/ @echowonghk : bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

An unexpected victim of these crazy rice prices 🍛🥲