Stake Purchase • Retail

CVC Capital Partners Invests In Tower Records Japan

On March 1, 2003, private equity firm CVC Capital Partners invested in retailer Tower Records Japan

Investment Context
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 6th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Japan.
Investment Fate
  • Tower Records Japan was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2010.

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Investment Summary

Date March 1, 2003
Target Tower Records Japan
Sector Retail
Investor(s) CVC Capital Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target Company

Tower Records Japan

Tokyo, Japan
Tower Records Japan which operated the Japanese retail arm of MTS Inc., the owner of the Tower Records brand worldwide. The business was established in 1979 and now operates 80 stores throughout Japan. Tower Records is the leading foreign music retailer and the third largest overall music retailer in Japan.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 73 of 330
Sector: Retail 6 of 19
Type: Stake Purchase 3 of 43
Country: Japan 1 of 11
Year: 2003 3 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-01-01 CGV

Seoul, South Korea

CGV pioneered the concept of multiplex cinemas in Korea and operates and manages 94 screens in 11 strategically located sites across Korea. CGV was founded in 1999 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-06-01 Tech Pacific Australia Pty.

Rosebery, Australia

Tech Pacific is a distributor of IT products in Asia distributing personal computers, and peripherals, software, network servers, networking equipment and a wide range of other IT related products. Tech Pacific has operations in Australia, India, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand

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