{"slug": "bain-capital-exits-kioxia-after-chip-deal-yields-big-returns", "title": "Bain Capital exits Kioxia after chip deal yields big returns", "summary": "Bain Capital has sold its entire stake in Kioxia Holdings, generating record returns after the chipmaker's shares surged over 4,800% since its debut, driven by AI-related demand. The exit marks the end of a transformative deal for Japan's tech and investment landscape.", "body_md": "Bain Capital has sold its entire stake in flash memory chipmaker Kioxia Holdings, closing a chapter on a deal that’s transformed the Japanese tech and investment landscape.\n\n“We don’t have a stake any more in Kioxia,” Bain Managing Partner David Gross said in an interview. The U.S. private equity firm has logged record-setting returns after a global spending spree on AI catapulted Kioxia’s shares more than 4,800% from their debut, transforming the chipmaker into one of Japan’s most valuable companies.\n\n“It’s worked spectacularly for all the stakeholders involved,” Gross said.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bain-capital-exits-kioxia-after-chip-deal-yields-big-returns", "canonical_source": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/09/companies/bain-exits-kioxia-big-returns/", "published_at": "2026-07-09 03:18:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-09 03:45:36.996388+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-chips"], "entities": ["Bain Capital", "Kioxia Holdings", "David Gross"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bain-capital-exits-kioxia-after-chip-deal-yields-big-returns", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bain-capital-exits-kioxia-after-chip-deal-yields-big-returns.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bain-capital-exits-kioxia-after-chip-deal-yields-big-returns.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bain-capital-exits-kioxia-after-chip-deal-yields-big-returns.jsonld"}}