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Aoyama Trading Acquires Minit Asia Pacific Co.

On December 1, 2015, Aoyama Trading acquired consumer services company Minit Asia Pacific Co. from Unison Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aoyama Trading’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Aoyama Trading’s 1st transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-12-01
Target Minit Asia Pacific Co.
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Aoyama Trading
Sellers(s) Unison Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Minit Asia Pacific Co.

Kawasaki, Japan
Minit Group is the global operator of the Mister Minit brand. Mister Minit stores provide high-end shoe repair, key cutting, engraving and watch repair services. The newly formed Minit Asia Pacific group has a store network of 600 owned and franchised stores throughout Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Singapore.

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Buyer

Aoyama Trading

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1964
Sector Diversified
Employees6,561
Revenue 194.8B JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Aoyama Trading is a menswear clothing company that also provides financial services, shoe repair, printing, and other services. Aoyama Trading was founded in 1964 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Unison Capital

Tokyo, Japan

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 3.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Unison Capital is a private equity investment firm focused on control investments in mid-cap companies operating in Japan, Korea, and Singapore. Target transaction situations include growth support, business successions, corporate carve-outs, buyouts, and restructurings. Unison is a generalist investor, however the Firm has a preference for opportunities in the retail, niche manufacturing, and healthcare sectors. Unison Capital was formed in 1998 and has offices in Tokyo, Seoul, and Singapore.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 27
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 11
Country: Japan M&A 15 of 25
Year: 2015 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-01 Ken Depot pro

Tokyo, Japan

Ken Depot pro is a retailer/distributor of construction materials and tools with over 60 stores catering to over 600,000 construction industry professionals. Ken Depot pro was founded in 2015 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-27 Yuko Yuko

Tokyo, Japan

Yuko Yuko is a publisher and operator of domestic hotel information magazine “Yuko yuko” and domestic hotel booking website “yukoyuko. net”. Yuko Yuko was founded in 2000 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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