M&A Deal Summary

Advantage Partners Acquires Wave Dash

On February 2, 2015, private equity firm Advantage Partners acquired internet software and services company Wave Dash

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Advantage Partners’ 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Advantage Partners’ 37th transaction in Japan.
Investment Fate
  • Wave Dash was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2023 for 10.9B JPY.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-02-02
Target Wave Dash
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Advantage Partners
Deal Type Going Private

Target

Wave Dash

Tokyo, Japan
Wavedash operates a secondary ticket marketplaces for live events, concerts, sports, theater, connecting sellers and buyers safely online. Wave Dash was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Buyer

Advantage Partners

Singapore, Singapore

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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 44 of 106
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: Japan M&A 37 of 90
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-06 United Cinemas

Minato-Ku, Japan

United Cinemas operates a system of 11 cineplex sites. United Cinemas was founded in 1999 and is based in Minato-Ku, Japan.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-03 Fasford Technology

Minami-Alps, Japan

Fasford Technology manufactures die bonders. Fasford Technology is based in Minami Alps, Japan.

Buy -