Longreach Group Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Longreach Group has acquired 3 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Longreach Group’s most common sectors for investment arerestaurants (20%) and machinery (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include divestiture (39%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (34%). In total, Longreach Group has invested in 3 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Longreach Group has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (56%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity30
    • M&A Buy Activity21
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 17
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 16

Longreach Group

The Longreach Group Ltd.

Sumitomo Fudosan Fukuoka Hanzomon Building 3F 1-12-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, 102-0083
Japan
+813 3556 6740
www.longreachgroup.com
chiba@longreachgroup.com

The Longreach Group is an independent private equity firm focused on opportunities in Japan and North Asia. The Firm looks to invest as a control or minority investor in businesses operating in the technology, industrial, financial services, business services, and consumer-related sectors. Longreach targets transactions valued from $50 million to $1 billion where the Firm can invest from $30 million to $200 million. The Longreach Group was formed in 2003 and has offices in Tokyo and Hong Kong.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Electrical Equipment, Financial Services, Information Technology, Machinery, Media, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Restaurants, Technology Hardware, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, PIPE, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: Asia/Pacific

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 30 200
Enterprise Value 50 1,000
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 15 2 1 - 3 - 21
Sell (0.8/yr) # 5 - 3 - 1 - 9
  30

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
J-CEP Co. Ltd. 2023-09-29 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Tokyo, Japan · www.akijapan.co.jp
Nobitel, Inc. 2023-08-31 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Tokyo, Japan · corporate.nobitel.jp
Quasar 2023-08-01 - Secondary Sale
Hong Kong, China · www.quasarmedical.com
Wellness Communications Corporation 2023-03-27 - Growth Capital
Tokyo, Japan · www.wellcoms.jp
Amazon Papyrus Chemicals Ltd. 2021-07-05 - Secondary Buyout
Kowloon, China · www.amazon-papyrus.com
Via Mechanics Ltd. 2021-04-01 - Secondary Sale
Kanagawa-ken, Japan · www.viamechanics.com
Kohikan Corporation Ltd. 2021-04-01 - Merger
Tokyo, Japan · www.kohikan.co.jp
Primo Japan, Inc. 2021-01-28 - Secondary Sale
Tokyo, Japan · www.primojapan.co.jp
Japan Systems Co. Ltd. 2020-12-24 - Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.japan-systems.co.jp
C-United Co. Ltd. 2020-01-08 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Tokyo, Japan · www.c-united.co.jp
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
C-United Co. Ltd. 2020-01-08 Kohikan Corporation Ltd. 2021-04-01 2
Tokyo, Japan · www.c-united.co.jp Tokyo, Japan · www.kohikan.co.jp
Wendy's First Kitchen 2016-06-01 First Kitchen Co., Ltd. 2016-06-02 1
Tokyo, Japan · www.wendys-firstkitchen.co.jp Tokyo, Japan · www.first-kitchen.co.jp

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Restaurants 2 (22%) - 4 (19%) -
Machinery - - 2 (10%) -
Business Services - - 1 (5%) -
Chemicals 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (5%) -
Consumer Services 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (5%) -
Financial Services 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Media - - 1 (5%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (5%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (5%) -
Plastics - - 1 (5%) -
Software 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Staffing 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Transportation - - 1 (5%) -
Total 9 - 21 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Japan 7 (78%) - 17 (81%) -
China 1 (11%) - 3 (14%) -
Taiwan 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Domestic 7 (78%) - 17 (81%) -
Cross-border 2 (22%) - 4 (19%) -
Total 9 - 21 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Divestiture 3 (33%) - 8 (38%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (33%) - 7 (33%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (11%) - 2 (10%) -
Stake Purchase - - 2 (10%) -
Growth Capital 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
PIPE 1 (11%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 9 - 21 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (44%) -
Secondary Sale 3 (33%) -
Merger 1 (11%) -
Trade Sale 1 (11%) -
Total 9 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
10%
2 (10%)
Strategic(s)
43%
9 (43%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
22%
2 (22%)
Strategic(s)
67%
6 (67%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

750M USD

Established

2003

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Masamichi Yoshizawa

Co-founder, Representative Director & Partner

Mark Chiba

Group Chairman & Partner

Keitaro Tsuda

Partner

Tomoya Sugimoto

Partner

Ken Law

Partner, Group CFO & COO

FAQ

When was Longreach Group founded?

Longreach Group was founded in 2003.

What type of investor is Longreach Group?

Longreach Group is a private equity firm.

Where is Longreach Group headquartered?

Longreach Group is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

How much capital does Longreach Group have under management?

Longreach Group has 750M USD under management.

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