M&A Deal Summary

J-STAR Acquires Aisei Pharmacy

On February 5, 2016, asset manager J-STAR acquired life science company Aisei Pharmacy for 101M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is J-STAR’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is J-STAR’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is J-STAR’s 8th transaction in Japan.
Investment Fate
  • Aisei Pharmacy was sold to management in 2017.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-02-05
Target Aisei Pharmacy
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) J-STAR
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 101M USD

Target

Aisei Pharmacy

Tokyo, Japan
Aisei Pharmacy is a pharmacy services provider. Aisei Pharmacy is a wholesaler of generic drugs. Aisei Pharmacy was founded in 1984 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

J-STAR

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Asset Manager
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 300M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

J-STAR is a private equity and asset management firm focused on acquisitions of small to mid-sized Japanese companies. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and generally looks to commit JPY 1 to JPY 3 billion per transaction. J-STAR was established in 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 37
Sector (Life Science) 1 of 1
Type (Going Private) 1 of 1
Country (Japan) 8 of 37
Year (2016) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-18 Platia

Higashi-osaka, Japan

Platia is a provider of nursing care services including group homes that specialize in dementia patients. Platia was founded in 2003 and is based in Higashi-osaka, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-02 TSS

Sagamihara, Japan

TSS Co., Ltd. is a developer and manufacturer of print circuit boards, power electronics, in-vehicle lights, and specialty circuit boards using LED, such as large current boards and metal boards.

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