M&A Deal Summary

The Carlyle Group Acquires Sankyo Rikagaku

On March 15, 2019, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired manufacturer Sankyo Rikagaku

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 20th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 23rd transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-03-15
Target Sankyo Rikagaku
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Sankyo Rikagaku

Saitama, Japan
Sankyo Rikagaku is a coated abrasive manufacturer. Sankyo Rikagaku is based in Saitama, Japan.

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Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 642 of 749
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 20 of 24
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 195 of 221
Country: Japan M&A 23 of 30
Year: 2019 M&A 7 of 28
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-12 Zhejiang New Century Hotel

Hangzhou, China

Zhejiang New Century Hotel is a hotel operator and a large hotel operator in China.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-27 PurposeBuilt Brands

Gurnee, Illinois, United States

PurposeBuilt Brands is a platform of CPG brands focused on specialty cleaning products. PurposeBuilt Brands was founded in 1941 and is based in Gurnee, Illinois.

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