M&A Deal Summary

GC Acquires GC Showayakuhin

On September 30, 2016, GC acquired life science company GC Showayakuhin from Unison Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GC’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is GC’s 1st transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-09-30
Target GC Showayakuhin
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) GC
Sellers(s) Unison Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

GC Showayakuhin

Tokyo, Japan
GC Showayakuhin is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of medicines, dental drugs and medical equipments. GC Showayakuhin was founded in 1948 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GC

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1921
Sector Medical Products
DESCRIPTION

GC is a Japanese dental care company that develops, manufactures, and sells innovative dental materials, devices and equipment. GC was founded in 1921 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 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 16 of 27
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 11
Country: Japan M&A 16 of 25
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-01 LTL Pharma

Tokyo, Japan

LTL Pharma is a pharmaceutical platform specializing in the acquisition and stable supply of off-patent, long listed products. LTL Pharma was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-01 TOZ

Seoul, South Korea

TOZ is a space/facility service provider. Operates over 400 locations under the “TOZ” brand for group meetings, shared office and study center use. TOZ is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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