MUFG teams up with BlackRock to raise overseas funds for Japan M&A

FinancePartners to sell loans to foreign institutional investors for leveraged buyoutsMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is Japan's leading banking group. (Photo by Jo Miyaguchi) TAKERO MINAMIAugust 31, 2026 23:35 JSTTOKYO -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) will partner with BlackRock and a Morgan Stanley asset management unit to create a mechanism to raise funds from overseas institutional investors for mergers and acquisitions of Japanese companies.Read NextEquitiesForeign ownership of Japan stocks hits new record on AI boomIPOBlackRock poised to buy 15% stake in Japanese taxi-hailing app GoFinanceAsian banks help lift Japan Inc's syndicated loans to record highInterviewBlackstone to invest $30bn in Japan AI data centers: presidentWealth ManagementJapan's megabanks chase ultrawealthy a