M&A Deal Summary

Bain Capital Private Equity Acquires Asatsu-Dk

On December 7, 2017, private equity firm Bain Capital Private Equity acquired marketing company Asatsu-Dk

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 8th transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-12-07
Target Asatsu-Dk
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Bain Capital Private Equity
Deal Type Going Private

Target

Asatsu-Dk

Tokyo, Japan
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Asatsu-Dk is a provider of advertising and publication businesses in Japan and internationally. Asatsu-Dk was founded in 1956 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Buyer

Bain Capital Private Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 44.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bain Capital Private Equity (BCPE), is the private equity investment arm of alternative asset management firm, Bain Capital. BCPE targets leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions in a wide variety of industries including information technology, communications, media, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, retail/consumer, and financial services. Bain Capital is based in Boston with additional offices in New York, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 163 of 227
Sector (Marketing) 2 of 2
Type (Going Private) 16 of 20
Country (Japan) 8 of 12
Year (2017) 15 of 17
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