M&A Deal Summary

Polaris Capital Group Acquires BAKE

On July 31, 2017, private equity firm Polaris Capital Group acquired food company BAKE

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Polaris Capital Group’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Polaris Capital Group’s 24th transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-07-31
Target BAKE
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Polaris Capital Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

BAKE

Tokyo, Japan
BAKE specializes in manufacturing and sales of confectionery, operation of electronic commerce sites of the products, and Web media operation. BAKE was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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DESCRIPTION

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 24 of 38
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 12 of 17
Country: Japan M&A 24 of 38
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-13 Clean Surface Technology Co.

Tokyo, Japan

Clean Surface Technology Co. is a a manufacturer and seller of mask blanks to photo mask manufacturers in Japan and abroad which in turn will be used to manufacture various end products such as LCDs, semiconductor packages, touch panels and plasma display panels (PDP), enjoying a high market share.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-29 Works Applications

Tokyo, Japan

Works Applications engages in development, sales and support of ERP package software HUE AC, HUE Classic and Ariel series. Works Applications was founded in 1996 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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