M&A Deal Summary

Advantage Partners Acquires EKO

On December 21, 2018, private equity firm Advantage Partners acquired manufacturer EKO

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Advantage Partners’ 9th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Advantage Partners’ 2nd transaction in Malaysia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-12-21
Target EKO
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Advantage Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

EKO

Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
EKO manufactures metal components for multinational corporations in diversified product categories such as communication, security and medical. EKO is based in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Advantage Partners

Singapore, Japan

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 4.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advantage Partners LLP is a Japanese private equity firm focused on investing public and private companies. Advantage targets businesses operating in the fields of distribution/retail, consumer products, manufacturing, telecommunications, IT/software and financial services. The Firm will consider a variety of transactions including corporate divestitures, acquisitions, buyouts, public to private, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. Advantage Partners was formed in 1992 and is based in Tokyo.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 61 of 88
Sector (Manufacturing) 9 of 12
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 34 of 43
Country (Malaysia) 2 of 2
Year (2018) 8 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-04 Elise Fashion

Hanoi, Vietnam

Elise Fashion is an online marketplace offers a wide range of luxury branded clothing and accessories in Vietnam. The Company’s operations are vertically integrated from design and manufacturing to sales at its retail locations. Elise currently operates 95 stores across Vietnam. Elise Fashion was founded in 2011 and is based in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-27 Material Group

Tokyo, Japan

Material Group is a public relations agency and staffing agency for marketing professionals. The Company takes a unique approach in the industry by providing upstream professional services directly to company management to “Maximize clients’ earning potential by crafting great relationships between the public and clients’ brands.” Material Group is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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