Orix, Qatar Investment to launch $6.6 billion Japan-focused buyout fund, Nikkei reports

TOKYO, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Japanese financial services firm Orix (8591.T), opens new tab is teaming up with the Qatari sovereign wealth fund to launch a Japan-focused private-equity buyout fund that may total over 1 trillion yen ($6.63 billion) in size, the Nikkei daily reported on Tuesday.

Orix will hold a 60% stake and the Qatar Investment Agency a 40% stake in the newly established fund management company, the Nikkei said.

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Reporting by Anton Bridge; Editing by Christian Schmollinger

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