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Polaris Capital Group Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Polaris Capital Group has acquired 7 companies.

Polaris Capital Group’s most common sectors for investment areconsumer services (19%) and software (8%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (45%) and divestiture (35%). Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2011 when it acquired GC Showayakuhin for $905M.

In the last 3 years, Polaris Capital Group has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (44%). Polaris Capital Group’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold Hitowa Holdings for $745M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity61
    • M&A Buy Activity38
    • M&A Sell Activity23
  • Total Sectors Invested 27
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 23
  • M&A Advisors 1

Polaris Capital Group

Polaris Capital Group Co., Ltd.

GranTokyo North Tower 38F, 1-9-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, 100-6738
Japan
03-5223-6780
www.polaris-cg.com

Polaris Capital Group is a private equity firm focused on mid-sized opportunities throughout Japan. Polaris generally seeks manufacturing companies with competitive technologies/processes, but the Firm will also consider consumer goods, retail, logistics and other service based businesses possessing strong brands or unique business models with potential to expand. Prospective transaction situations of interest include business successions and corporate carve-outs. Polaris Capital Group was formed in 2004 and is headquartered in Tokyo.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Beverages, Business Services, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Electronics, Food, Forest Products, Healthcare Services, Information Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Machinery, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Packaging, Publishing, Real Estate, Restaurants, Retail, Safety/Security, Software, Staffing, Technology Hardware, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization

Geographic Preferences: Asia/Pacific

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5,000 100,000
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of JPY

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (2.0/yr) # 28 3 2 2 3 - 38
vol $905M $905M
Sell (0.4/yr) # 21 - 1 1 - - 23
vol $448M $745M $1.2B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Stockmark Co. Ltd. 2024-10-21 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Tokyo, Japan · stockmark.co.jp
Olympus Terumo Biomaterials Corp. 2024-05-27 - Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.biomaterial.co.jp
Welbe, Inc. 2024-03-27 - Going Private
Tokyo, Japan · www.welbe.co.jp
Hitowa Holdings Co., Ltd. 2023-12-25 745M JPY Secondary Sale
Tokyo, Japan · www.hitowa.com
Sendenkaigi Co. Ltd. 2023-03-22 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Tokyo, Japan · www.sendenkaigi.co.jp
Massmedian Co. Ltd. 2023-03-22 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Tokyo, Japan · www.massmedian.co.jp
Social Inclu Co. Ltd. 2022-10-07 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Tokyo, Japan · www.socialinclu.co.jp
Welloff Co. Ltd. 2022-05-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Saitama City, Japan · www.welloff.co.jp
Factory Japan Group Co. Ltd. 2022-03-30 - Secondary Sale
Tokyo, Japan · www.factoryjapan.jp
Space Value Holdings Co. Ltd. 2021-12-28 - Going Private
Tokyo, Japan · www.svh.co.jp
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Services 4 (27%) - 7 (18%) -
Software 2 (13%) - 3 (8%) -
Business Services - - 2 (5%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (5%) -
Restaurants - - 2 (5%) -
Life Science - - 1 (3%) 905M (100%)
Beverages 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (3%) -
Construction 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Electronics 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Food 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Forest Products - - 1 (3%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Information Services - - 1 (3%) -
Leisure - - 1 (3%) -
Machinery - - 1 (3%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (3%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (3%) -
Packaging - - 1 (3%) -
Publishing 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Real Estate - - 1 (3%) -
Retail - - 1 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Staffing 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Transportation - - 1 (3%) -
Total 15 - 38 $905M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Japan 15 (100%) - 38 (100%) 905M (100%)
Total 15 - 38 $905M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 6 (40%) - 17 (45%) -
Divestiture 7 (47%) - 13 (34%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 5 (13%) 905M (100%)
Going Private 2 (13%) - 3 (8%) -
Total 15 - 38 $905M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 6 (26%) 772M (65%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 6 (26%) 421M (35%)
Trade Sale 6 (26%) -
Unknown 3 (13%) -
IPO 2 (9%) -
Total 23 $1.2B

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Nishimura & Asahi
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $905M
TOTAL $905M
Largest GC Showayakuhin Corp.
$905M (2011-10-13)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $1.2B
< $100M 1 $27M
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest Hitowa Holdings Co., Ltd.
$745M (2023-12-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
3 (8%)
Strategic(s)
32%
12 (32%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
26%
6 (26%)
Strategic(s)
43%
10 (43%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

Established

2004

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Yuji Kimura

Founder, President & CEO

Shinjiro Takeuchi

Managing Director

Takumi Kakazu

Managing Director

Hideo Mitsuda

Managing Partner & Executive Deputy President

Yuzo Kanamori

Managing Partner & Executive Deputy President

FAQ

When was Polaris Capital Group founded?

Polaris Capital Group was founded in 2004.

What type of investor is Polaris Capital Group?

Polaris Capital Group is a private equity firm.

Where is Polaris Capital Group headquartered?

Polaris Capital Group is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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