M&A Deal Summary

Yamae Group Acquires Confex

On December 28, 2023, Yamae Group acquired food company Confex from T Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Yamae Group’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Yamae Group’s 1st transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-12-28
Target Confex
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Yamae Group
Sellers(s) T Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Confex

Tokyo, Japan
Confex handles product planning, development, and import, as well as Sweet Factory Co., Ltd., which manufactures castella cakes, and Kirara Co., Ltd., which manufactures are, to produce a wide variety of original (PB) products. We are developing. The company aggregates and analyzes a variety of information such as market trends, sales floor information, regional information nationwide, overseas information, lifestyle, and fashion trends, etc., and always develops and proposes products of value to its customers from the buyer's perspective. Confex was formed in 2018 and is based in Tokyo.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Yamae Group

Fukuoka, Japan
Category Company
Sector Business Services
Revenue 588.0B JPY (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Yamae Group engages in the wholesale of food products and offers processed and frozen foods, confectionery, alcoholic beverages, livestock, marine, feed products, housing equipment, and construction materials. The company is also involved in the leasing of real estate; lumber, pre-cut, and construction works; and other related business, such as transportation, fuel-related business, rental car business, information processing service business, fitness business, solar power generation business, etc. It serves food manufacturing industries and restaurants. Yamae Group was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Japan) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

T Capital Partners

Tokyo, Japan
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 2.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

T Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on buyout and venture transactions in Japan. Within buyouts, the Firm looks to acquire controlling interests in established mid-cap companies with steady growth and strong market positions. T Capital will consider opportunities in a variety of sectors and generally partners with management when pursuing transactions. T Capital Partners was formed in 1991 and is based in Tokyo.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 10
Sector (Food) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 7
Country (Japan) 9 of 10
Year (2023) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-30 Asahi House

Nagoya City, Japan

Asahi House leases and sells portable toilets and other temporary construction tools for construction sites and sells light temporary materials mainly for construction sites. Asahi House was formed in 1975 and is based in Nagoya City, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-29 World Party

Osaka, Japan

World Party is a provider of umbrellas and rain goods with a key focus on umbrellas, and KiU, an outdoor brand, distributes products through a wide range of store sales networks and e-commerce in Japan and China. World Party was founded in 1985 and is based in Osaka, Japan.

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