Sapporo is aiming to concentrate management resources on its core beer business.
Sapporo's real estate holdings include the Yebisu Garden Place in Tokyo, a popular tourist destination.
The investment consortium is made up of KKR and Asian-based investment firm PAG.
Japan's Sapporo Holdings is planning to sell its real estate business to a consortium led by private equity firm KKR for 400 billion yen ($2.6 billion), public broadcaster NHK reported Wednesday.

Sapporo, known for its beer brewing business, is looking to concentrate management resources on its core operations, and has been "negotiating the price and terms with several investment funds and others," NHK said, according to a Google translation of the article in Japanese.

Sapporo's real estate holdings include the Yebisu Garden Place in Tokyo, a popular tourist destination that consists of the Yebisu Brewery as well as fine dining and shopping options.

The investment consortium includes KKR and Asia-based investment firm PAG, with NHK reporting that the PE buyout fund plans to grow property profits by attracting new tenants to Yebisu Garden Place.

Redevelopment of the venue is also expected to be considered in the future.

Sapporo, meanwhile, plans to use the funds generated from the sale to invest in its beer business and other areas, to boost its core corporate value.

Sapporo , whose shares gained 2.86% following the announcement, and KKR did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comments.

This is not Sapporo's first attempt to offload its real estate business to the consortium. Back in October, Nikkei reported that the company had granted preferential negotiating rights to KKR and PAG, only to end exclusive talks the next month.

The report said the two sides were unable to agree on the sale price of the real estate business, as the properties in the portfolio "required significant and costly repairs due to aging facilities and the necessary implementation of safety measures."

At that time, Sapporo had opened the sale to other buyers and was reportedly approaching a consortium made up of private equity funds Lone Star Funds and real estate fund manager Kenedix.

Read the full NHK story here.

札幌啤酒公司正致力于将管理资源集中在其核心啤酒业务上。
札幌房地产资产包括位于东京的热门旅游景点——惠比寿花园广场。
该投资财团由KKR与亚洲投资公司太盟（PAG）共同组成。
据日本放送协会（NHK）周三报道，日本札幌控股集团计划将其房地产业务以4000亿日元（约合26亿美元）的价格出售给由私募股权公司KKR牵头的财团。

据日本放送协会（NHK）报道，以啤酒酿造业闻名的札幌公司正计划将管理资源集中于核心业务，并已"与多家投资基金及其他机构就价格和条款展开谈判"。该消息源自对日文报道的谷歌翻译。

札幌房地产旗下资产包括东京的惠比寿花园广场，该广场由惠比寿啤酒厂以及高档餐饮和购物场所组成，是一处热门旅游目的地。

该投资财团包括KKR和亚洲投资公司太盟集团（PAG）。据日本放送协会（NHK）报道，这家私募收购基金计划通过为惠比寿花园广场（Yebisu Garden Place）吸引新租户来提升物业收益。

该场馆的重新开发预计也将在未来纳入考虑范围。

与此同时，札幌啤酒计划将出售所得资金用于投资其啤酒业务及其他领域，以提升核心企业价值。

札幌啤酒（Sapporo）股价在公告发布后上涨2.86%，但该公司与KKR均未立即回应CNBC的置评请求。

这并非札幌集团首次尝试将其房地产业务剥离给财团。早在去年10月，日经新闻就报道称，该公司曾授予KKR和太盟投资集团优先谈判权，但仅一个月后便终止了独家谈判。

报告指出，由于资产组合中的房产"因设施老化及需实施必要的安全措施而需要投入大量昂贵修缮费用"，双方未能就房地产业务的出售价格达成一致。

当时，札幌已向其他买家开放销售，据称正与由私募股权基金孤星基金（Lone Star Funds）和房地产基金管理公司Kenedix组成的财团接洽。