M&A Deal Summary

EQT Private Capital Asia Acquires Benesse Holdings

On November 10, 2023, private equity firm EQT Private Capital Asia acquired education company Benesse Holdings

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EQT Private Capital Asia’s 8th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is EQT Private Capital Asia’s 6th transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-11-10
Target Benesse Holdings
Sector Education
Buyer(s) EQT Private Capital Asia
Deal Type Going Private
Advisor(s) DC Advisory (Financial)
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Shearman & Sterling (Legal)

Target

Benesse Holdings

Okayama, Japan
Benesse Holdings is a provider of education services for all ages and is a household brand within the domestic education sector. Benesse Holdings was founded in 1955 and is based in Okayama, Japan.

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Buyer

EQT Private Capital Asia

Hong Kong, China

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 125.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT Private Capital Asia is an Asia-focused private equity group specializing in growth equity investments and buyouts of companies valued between $300 million and $1.5 billion. Baring looks for companies that require capital for organic expansion, recapitalizations, or to fund acquisitions. The Group's geographic coverage spans China, India, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. EQT Private Capital Asia was formed in 1997 and is based in Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 63 of 69
Sector: Education M&A 8 of 8
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 8 of 11
Country: Japan M&A 6 of 6
Year: 2023 M&A 5 of 5
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