M&A Deal Summary

CVC Capital Partners Acquires Riraku

On December 18, 2017, private equity firm CVC Capital Partners acquired consumer services company Riraku from Advantage Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 10th transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 8th transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-12-18
Target Riraku
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) CVC Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Advantage Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Riraku

Osaka, Japan
Riraku offers a lower-priced alternative within the relaxation industry, offering messages of 60 minutes for JPY2,980 as opposed to the standard of JPY6,000 for 60 minutes. Combined with a high-quality service, the lower price option has attracted a wide range of customers including homemakers and professionals. Riraku was founded in 2010 and is based in Osaka, Japan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 217 of 328
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 10 of 10
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 47 of 78
Country: Japan M&A 8 of 11
Year: 2017 M&A 21 of 21
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-06 Cunningham Lindsey Group

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Cunningham Lindsey Group is a provider of insurance claims management services, including claims adjusting, appraisal and claims and risk management for property and casualty insurance losses.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-23 SheerID

Portland, Oregon, United States

SheerID is a provider of a digital verification platform that instantly verifies the identity of individuals and businesses, enabling enterprises to deliver authenticated offers and experiences to high-value customer segments while mitigating fraud and minimizing friction. SheerID was founded in 2011 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

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 STATS #
Overall 26 of 36
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 7
Country: Japan M&A 24 of 33
Year: 2017 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-13 Katitas

Kiryu, Japan

Katitas is a provider of real estate and existing home renovation business services. Katitas was founded in 1978 and is based in Kiryu, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-04 Xacti

Osaka, Japan

Xacti is a digital device ODM/OEM company, Xacti offers development, manufacturing and distribution capabilities for digital device companies worldwide. Xacti was founded in 2013 and is based in Osaka, Japan.

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