The carve-out acquisition will allow Bain to capitalize on the “promising signs for growth” in the Japanese life sciences market, recently revitalized by more industry-friendly policy changes from the government.

U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital has bought Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma in a deal worth 510 billion yen ($3.4 billion), saying it was encouraged by prospects of regulatory change for Japan's drug industry.

Following rumblings of a private equity bidding war late last year, Bain Capital has emer | Bain Capital is laying out 510 billion Japanese yen ($3.3 billion) to acquire Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma in a carve-out transaction from its parent Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

Tanabe Pharma focuses on therapeutic areas such as immunology and inflammation, vaccines, diabetes, and central nervous system and metabolic disease.

Bain said its decision to buy Mitsubishi Tanabe is due to the “strong growth potential” of Japan’s healthcare industry.

Bain Capital said the deal came about following several recent initiatives by the Japanese government and regulators to “accelerate the development and approval of innovative medicines in the Japanese market.

The investment firm is acquiring Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma in a deal valued at $3.3 billion. Elsewhere, Bausch + Lomb hasn’t yet found a suitor and a pair of biotechs cut staff.

US investment group Bain Capital has agreed to buy Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma for JPY 510 billion (around $3.4 billion), setting up one of the largest private equity buyouts in Japan's healthcare sector in recent years.

The Japanese chemical company has agreed to sell its pharmaceutical business to Bain Capital for more than $3 billion, in a bid to focus on its key businesses.

Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical said on Friday it will sell pharmaceutical unit Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma to U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital in a deal worth 510 billion yen ($3.36 billion) as it seeks to streamline its portfolio.