M&A Deal Summary

J-STAR Co. Acquires Wego

On September 25, 2018, asset manager J-STAR Co. acquired retailer Wego

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is J-STAR Co.’s 2nd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is J-STAR Co.’s 19th transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-09-25
Target Wego
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) J-STAR Co.
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Wego

Tokyo, Japan
Wego is a fashion retailer and has 185 store network in the country. Wego was founded in 1994 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Buyer

J-STAR Co.

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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 19 of 37
Sector: Retail M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 11 of 18
Country: Japan M&A 19 of 37
Year: 2018 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-27 Ernest

Saitama, Japan

Ernest is a manufacturer of rebuild automobile parts. Ernest was founded in 1993 and is based in Saitama, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-01 MWT Holdings

Tokyo, Japan

MWT Holdings is a complete OEM/ODM company that plans, develops, designs, and manufactures earphones, wireless earphones, headphones, small speakers, etc. MWT Holdings was founded in 1989 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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