Add-on Acquisition • Restaurants

Skylark Acquires Sukesan

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

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

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 4, 2024
Target Sukesan
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) Skylark
Sellers(s) Unison Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

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 Overview 1

Buyer

Skylark

Musashino, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1962
Sector Restaurants
Employees6,150
Revenue 401.1B JPY (2024)
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 Context for Buyer #
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 Profile 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 Context for Seller #
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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