Investment Summary

Advantage Partners and Navegar Invest In MDI

On February 13, 2021, private equity firms Advantage Partners and Navegar invested in information technology company MDI

Investment Highlights
  • This is Advantage Partners’ 4th and Navegar’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Advantage Partners’ 1st and Navegar’s 5th transaction in Philippines.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-02-13
Target MDI
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Advantage Partners
Navegar
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Evercore Group (Financial)
Milbank (Legal)

Target

MDI

Taguig City, Philippines
MDI is a local champion in IT software and services in the Philippines, helping their customers drive digital transformation through application development (DevOps and APIs), infrastructure (including cloud services), data analytics, and IT security. MDI was founded in 1988 and is based in Taguig City, Philippines.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

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 80 of 88
Sector (Information Technology) 4 of 5
Type (Growth Capital) 3 of 4
Country (Philippines) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 3 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-01 Monogatari

Toyohashi , Japan

Monogatari operates approximately 500 restaurants in Japan and China, mainly suburban roadside restaurants. Monogatari has 15 restaurant brands, including Yakiniku, Ramen, Sushi, and Shabu-shabu. Monogatari was founded in 1949 and is based in Toyohashi, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-01 Star Flyer

Kitakyushu, Japan

Star Flyer provides air transportation services. It is involved in the passenger and freight transportation business and call center operations, such as accepting reservations for its flights, as well as contracted airport handling, advertising, product sales, and facility rental businesses. Star Flyer was founded in 2002 and is based in Fukuoka, Japan.

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Investor

Navegar

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 300M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Navegar is a private equity fund focused on acquiring and investing in companies located in the Philippines. The Firm looks to commit up to $18 million and will consider businesses operating in the agriculture, financial services, education, food/beverage, healthcare, business services, leisure, manufacturing, and retail sectors. Navegar is headquartered in Manila.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 4 of 5
Country (Philippines) 5 of 5
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-27 Great Deals E-Commerce

Quezon City, Philippines

Great Deals E-Commerce is an e-commerce distributor, catering to multi-national brands. Addressing the needs of the brands in advancing online. Great Deals offers end-to-end opportunities to reach the fullest potential of brand’s e-commerce capabilities. Great Deals E-Commerce is based in Quezon City, Philippines.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-24 Dali Everyday Grocery

Zug, Switzerland

Dali Everyday Grocery is a Swiss international hard discount retail chain with a primary focus on Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. Dali Everyday Grocery is based in Zug, Switzerland.

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