M&A Deal Summary

MBK Partners Acquires Tasaki

On June 26, 2017, private equity firm MBK Partners acquired retailer Tasaki

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MBK Partners’ 4th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is MBK Partners’ 6th transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-06-26
Target Tasaki
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) MBK Partners
Deal Type Going Private

Target

Tasaki

Chuo-ku, Japan
Tasaki offers both traditional and fashion forward designs using pearls and other precious stones, including diamonds. Tasaki operates over 100 retail stores across Asia, as well as stores in Europe. Tasaki was founded in 1954 and is based in Chou-ku, Japan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

MBK Partners

Hong Kong, China

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 30.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

MBK Partners is a private equity firm focused on opportunities throughout Northern Asia (Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan). MBK specializes in a variety of transactions, including management buy-outs, corporate divestitures, take privates, and add-on acquisitions and will consider both majority and minority positions. Sectors of interest include telecommunication/media, financial services, heavy industrials, consumer, pharmaceuticals, and business services. MBK Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in Hong Kong. The Firm has additional offices in Seoul, Tokyo, and Shanghai.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 48
Sector: Retail M&A 4 of 6
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: Japan M&A 6 of 13
Year: 2017 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-20 Komeda

Nagoya, Japan

Komeda owns and operates a franchise chain of coffee shops. Komeda was founded in 1968 and is based in Nagoya, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-01 Kuroda Electric

Tokyo, Japan

Kuroda Electric is an independent distributor of electronic materials and components. The Company also has a rapidly expanding electronic components manufacturing business, with 23 sales offices and nine production facilities globally. Kuroda Electric was founded in 1945 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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