Secondary Buyout • Staffing

Advantage Partners Acquires Qit

On December 2, 2020, private equity firm Advantage Partners acquired staffing company Qit from CLSA Capital Partners

Acquisition Context
  • This is Advantage Partners’ 1st transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is Advantage Partners’ 64th transaction in Japan.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date December 2, 2020
Target Qit
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) Advantage Partners
Sellers(s) CLSA Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target Company

Qit

Yokohama-shi, Japan
Qit is a human resource services company that mainly engages in manufacturing-related staffing (with a focus on dispatching technicians and subcontracting) as well as in on-the-job training-related businesses through its six subsidiaries. Qit was founded in 2005 and is based in Yokohama-shi, Japan.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Advantage Partners

Singapore, Singapore

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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 76 of 106
Sector: Staffing 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout 3 of 5
Country: Japan 64 of 90
Year: 2020 7 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-01 Watchnian

Tokyo, Japan

Watchnian is a supplier of used and new luxury products and specializes in the sale, purchase, wholesale, import, and export of branded bags, luxury watches, and jewelry. Watchnian is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-15 Q SAI

Fukuoka, Japan

Q'SAI is a manufacturer and engaged in sales of health food products and skincare products. Q'SAI was founded in 1965 and is based in Fukuoka, Japan.

Buy -

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

CLSA Capital Partners


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 7.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CLSA Capital Partners is a global alternative investment and asset management firm focused on a variety of investment strategies. Within private equity, CLSA manages ARIA Investment Partners, an Asian investment partnership focused on growth and expansion stage investing. Sectors of interest include food/beverages, healthcare/wellness, leisure, and consumer technology. The Group will consider opportunities throughout Southeast Asia and seeks to commit $10 to $80 million per transaction. ClSA Capital Partners is based in Hong Kong.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 2 of 10
Sector: Staffing 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout 1 of 4
Country: Japan 1 of 6
Year: 2020 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-14 Worldplus

Osaka, Japan

Worldplus is an operator of 125 24/7 fitness clubs specialized in exercise machines and branded World+ across Japan. Worldplus’s business has rapidly grown through a franchise that provides members with an attractive and reasonably priced fitness environment with an extensive selection of exercise machines, as well as facilities and amenities. Worldplus was founded in 2017 and is based in Osaka, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-03 Camson Bio Technologies

Bangalore, India

Camson Bio Technologies is an agricultural biotechnology company developing hybrid seeds and sustainable products in biopesticides and biofertilizers. Camson Bio develops products that protect crops and enhance growth, based on the concept of zero-residue farming. Camson Bio Technologies is based in Bangalore, India.

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