
Deal focus: NSSK builds out drugstore empire

NSSK found a rare succession-driven special situations deal in Japan’s prosperous healthcare space with pharmacy operator Kraft. It is the eight-year-old private equity firm’s largest deal to date
Jun Tsusaka, CEO of NSSK, observes that the best returns in the 30-year history of private equity in Japan have come out of special situations. He expects the current market to provide another harvest....
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