Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Apparel/Textiles

The Carlyle Group Acquires Yakjin Trading

On December 24, 2013, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired apparel/textiles company Yakjin Trading for 200M KRW

Acquisition Context
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 7th transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 137th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 12th transaction in South Korea.
Investment Fate
  • Yakjin Trading was sold to a strategic buyer in 2020.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date December 24, 2013
Target Yakjin Trading
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 200M KRW

Target Company

Yakjin Trading

Seoul, South Korea
Yakjin Trading is a large garment OEM company in Korea, with manufacturing facilities in Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia. Yakjin has a strong customer base with large multi-national fashion retailers including GAP, L Brands, American Eagle and Walmart.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 479 of 750
Sector: Apparel/Textiles 7 of 12
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 157 of 221
Country: South Korea 12 of 17
Year: 2013 22 of 22
Size (of disclosed) 137 of 137
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-30 ArtGo Holdings

Shanghai, China

ArtGo Holdings covers marble quarrying, fabrication, sales and mining investment. ArtGo Holdings was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Shanghai, China.

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