M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2023-12-25 |
| Target | Hitowa |
| Sector | Consumer Services |
| Buyer(s) | MBK Partners HK |
| Sellers(s) | Polaris Capital Group |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 90.0B JPY |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| PE ASSETS | 25.6B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 44 of 44 |
| Sector (Consumer Services) | 4 of 4 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 5 of 5 |
| Country (Japan) | 11 of 11 |
| Year (2023) | 4 of 4 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 8 of 17 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 |
Medit
Seoul, South Korea Medit is a provider of 3D measurement and CAD/CAM solutions. Medit specializes in model and impression 3D scanners for dental clinics and labs, including intraoral scanners, based on our own patented state-of-the-art technology. Medit was founded in 2000 and is based in Seoul, South Korea. |
Buy | ₩2.50T |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Polaris Capital Group is a private equity firm focused on mid-sized opportunities throughout Japan. Polaris generally seeks manufacturing companies with competitive technologies/processes, but the Firm will also consider consumer goods, retail, logistics and other service based businesses possessing strong brands or unique business models with potential to expand. Prospective transaction situations of interest include business successions and corporate carve-outs. Polaris Capital Group was formed in 2004 and is headquartered in Tokyo.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 13 of 13 |
| Sector (Consumer Services) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 4 of 4 |
| Country (Japan) | 13 of 13 |
| Year (2023) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-22 |
Sendenkaigi
Tokyo, Japan Sendenkaigi publishes monthly magazines and books in the advertising, sales promotion, publicity, and creative fields, including a monthly magazine called “Sendenkaigi” which was first issued in 1954. In addition, the company operates a news and information platform for the advertising community in a web media format called “AdverTimes.”. It also manages an event and awards business that organizes lectures and exhibitions in the marketing and communications fields and holds public contests in the creative and planning fields, as well as an education business that plans and conducts public courses and training/seminars for corporates in the marketing and communications fields. Sendenkaigi is based in Tokya, Japan. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-27 |
Olympus Terumo Biomaterials
Tokyo, Japan Olympus Terumo Biomaterials operates an orthopedic surgery business in Japan, manufacturing and selling artificial bones, metal plates for HTO (high tibial osteotomy), and other related products. The company has a strong presence in the market through the provision of distinctive products in cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Olympus Terumo Biomaterials is based in Tokyo, Japan. |
Buy | - |
