M&A Deal Summary

Skylark Acquires Sukesan

On October 4, 2024, Skylark acquired restaurant Sukesan from Unison Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Skylark’s 1st transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is Skylark’s 1st transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-10-04
Target Sukesan
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) Skylark
Sellers(s) Unison Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Sukesan

Kokuraminami-ku, Japan
Sukesan owns and operates 42 Udon noodle restaurants under the “Sukesan Udon” brand as a local specialty, mainly in Kitakyushu City of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan. Sukesan was founded in 1976 and is based in Kokuraminami-ku, Japan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Skylark

Musashino, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1962
Sector Restaurants
Employees5,700
Revenue 354.8B JPY (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Skylark is a family restaurant operator in Japan, with some 4,400 outlets. Skylark's restaurant brands are highly recognized throughout Japan although relatively unknown overseas. Skylark was founded in 1962 and is based in Musashino, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Restaurants) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Japan) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Unison Capital

Tokyo, Japan

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 3.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Unison Capital is a private equity investment firm focused on control investments in mid-cap companies operating in Japan, Korea, and Singapore. Target transaction situations include growth support, business successions, corporate carve-outs, buyouts, and restructurings. Unison is a generalist investor, however the Firm has a preference for opportunities in the retail, niche manufacturing, and healthcare sectors. Unison Capital was formed in 1998 and has offices in Tokyo, Seoul, and Singapore.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 27
Sector (Restaurants) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 11
Country (Japan) 25 of 25
Year (2024) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-03 Yuko Yuko

Tokyo, Japan

Yuko Yuko is a publisher and operator of domestic hotel information magazine “Yuko yuko” and domestic hotel booking website “yukoyuko. net”. Yuko Yuko was founded in 2000 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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