M&A Deal Summary

Advantage Partners Acquires Pathmake Holdings

On June 13, 2019, private equity firm Advantage Partners acquired education company Pathmake Holdings

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Advantage Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Advantage Partners’ 52nd transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-06-13
Target Pathmake Holdings
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Advantage Partners
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

Pathmake Holdings

Tokyo, Japan
Pathmake Holdings was established as a holdings company that manages the management departments of Abitus, Inc., Tokyo Central Japanese Language School, Inc., and Japan Business Lab Co., Ltd.. Pathmake Holdings is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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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 64 of 88
Sector (Education) 3 of 3
Type (Consolidation) 1 of 1
Country (Japan) 52 of 73
Year (2019) 3 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-01 SLD Entertainment

Tokyo, Japan

SLD Entertainment operates restaurants in Japan. It operates a dining cafe under the kawara CAFE & DINING brand name; and live houses under the LOOP brand name that focuses on music, art, and food. The company also builds stores with cultural contents. In addition, it offers event planning and shop production services, such as mini live event and concerts. SLD Entertainment was founded in 2004 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-01 Japan Power Fastening

Osaka, Japan

Japan Power Fastening engages in the manufacture and sale of fasteners and related tools in Japan. Its fasteners and related tools are used in residential and general construction, and civil engineering, including prefabricated housing applications. The company also manufactures and sells parts for automobiles and home appliances and leases real estate properties. Japan Power Fastening was founded in 1964 and is based in Osaka, Japan.

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