Japanese banks dominate as Kao replaces LBO loan

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Japanese banks dominate as Kao replaces LBO loan

Kao Corp, the Japanese beauty products and chemicals company, has signed a ¥220bn ($1.87bn) syndicated loan to partly refinance its acquisition of Kanebo Cosmetics from Japan's Industrial Revitalization Corp.

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