Apollo hunts Japanese life insurer for $5.8tn market access
The private equity giant is actively seeking to acquire or partner with a Japanese life insurer to tap the country's ¥900 trillion in life insurance reserves. Apollo already has eight reinsurance deals worth $19 billion with Japanese carriers through subsidiary Athene, but wants permanent capital access similar to its US model. Japan's regulators favour domestic control of core insurers, making outright acquisition politically sensitive. KKR, Blackstone and Carlyle are pursuing similar strategies, intensifying competition for Japan's yield-hungry insurance capital as Bank of Japan policy normalises.
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- Apollo Japan life insurance — Bloomberg
- Athene Sony Life deal — Athene
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