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Branford Castle Announces Strategic Initiative with Japan's Marubeni Corporation
Branford Castle Partners, a leading lower middle-market private equity firm, and Marubeni Corporation (TSE securities code: 8002.T), a pre-eminent Japanese integrated trading and investment business conglomerate, today announced a significant investment from Marubeni in Branford Castle's new flagship investment fund. In addition, Marubeni will collaborate strategically with Branford Castle to identify potential opportunities to leverage Marubeni's global network, resources and expertise to suppo
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