The Longreach Group Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, The Longreach Group has acquired 1 company.

The Longreach Group’s most common sectors for investment are restaurants (24%) and business services (8%). The Firm’s most common investment types include divestiture (47%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (24%). In total, The Longreach Group has invested in 3 different countries.

In the last 3 years, The Longreach Group has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity16
    • M&A Buy Activity13
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10

The Longreach Group Ltd.

Sumitomo Fudosan Fukuoka Hanzomon Bldg. 3F 1-12-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, 102-0083
Japan
+813 3556 6740
www.longreachgroup.com
investor-relations@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 at least $30 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, Metals/Mining, Restaurants, Technology Hardware, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Stake Purchase, Add-on Acquisition

Geographic Preferences: Asia/Pacific

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

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 10 2 - 1 - - 13
Sell (0.2/yr) # 2 - - 1 - - 3
  16

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Cyberdo Co., Ltd. 2018-05-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Tokyo, Japan · www.cybird.co.jp
Kohikan Corporation Ltd. 2018-05-01 - Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.kohikan.co.jp
NOC Outsourcing & Consulting Co., Ltd. 2016-10-03 - Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.noc-net.co.jp
Wendy's Japan LLC 2016-06-01 - Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.wendys.co.jp
Primo Japan, Inc. 2015-01-30 - Secondary Buyout
Tokyo, Japan · www.primojapan.co.jp
Sol-Plus Group 2014-01-31 - Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.sol-plus.co.jp
Yasuda Seisakusho, Inc. 2014-01-31 - Divestiture
Nishinomiya, Japan · www.yasuda-seiki.co.jp
Hitachi Via Mechanics, Ltd. 2013-11-01 - Divestiture
Ebina-Shi, Japan · www.hitachi-via.co.jp
Mitsui-Soko Logistics Co., Ltd. 2012-02-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Hirakata City, Japan
Mitsui-Soko Logistics Co., Ltd. 2010-07-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Hirakata City, Japan
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Wendy's Japan LLC 2016-06-01 First Kitchen Co., Ltd. 2016-06-02 1
Tokyo, Japan · www.wendys.co.jp Tokyo, Japan · www.first-kitchen.co.jp

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Restaurants 2 (22%) - 3 (23%) -
Business Services 1 (11%) - 1 (8%) -
Consumer Products 1 (11%) - 1 (8%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (8%) -
Financial Services 1 (11%) - 1 (8%) -
Machinery 1 (11%) - 1 (8%) -
Manufacturing 1 (11%) - 1 (8%) -
Media - - 1 (8%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (11%) - 1 (8%) -
Plastics 1 (11%) - 1 (8%) -
Transportation - - 1 (8%) -
Total 9 - 13 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Japan 7 (78%) - 11 (85%) -
China 1 (11%) - 1 (8%) -
Taiwan 1 (11%) - 1 (8%) -
Domestic 7 (78%) - 11 (85%) -
Cross-border 2 (22%) - 2 (15%) -
Total 9 - 13 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Divestiture 6 (67%) - 6 (46%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 3 (23%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (11%) - 2 (15%) -
PIPE 1 (11%) - 1 (8%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (11%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 9 - 13 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (100%) -
Total 3 -

M&A Connections

Deals %
Acquired from
PE Firm(s)
14%
1 14%
Strategic(s)
86%
6 86%
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
4 100%

Investor Summary

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

Ken Law

Group CFO

Tomoya Sugimoto

Partner

Kishin Ryu

Director

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