M&A Deal Summary

VIG Partners Acquires Bonchon

On December 1, 2018, private equity firm VIG Partners acquired franchising company Bonchon

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VIG Partners’ 1st transaction in the Franchising sector.
  • This is VIG Partners’ 15th transaction in South Korea.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-12-01
Target Bonchon
Sector Franchising
Buyer(s) VIG Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Bonchon

Busan, South Korea
Bonchon is a global franchisor operating casual & fast-casual dining restaurants specializing in Korean-style fried chicken and other Asian fusion dishes. Bonchon was founded in 2006 and is based in Busan, South Korea.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

VIG Partners

Seoul, South Korea

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Vogo Investment is a Korean buyout fund focused on control and significant minority equity investments in a broad range of Korean companies. The Firm generally targets transactions requiring equity of $50 to $300 million and works closely with management to streamline operations and locate growth opportunities. Broad areas of interest include consumer products, financial services, electronics, mobile commerce, and insurance. VIG Partners was formerly known as Vogo Investment Group. VIG was formed in 2005 and is based in Seoul.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 21
Sector (Franchising) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 12 of 18
Country (South Korea) 15 of 21
Year (2018) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-08 Summerce Platform

Seoul, South Korea

Summerce Platform is an online price comparison service provider for online and mobile shopping customers in Korea, which currently is the #2 player in the Korean market.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-01 D.Share

Seoul, South Korea

D.Share is an online + offline education platform, which offers English education service to middle + high school students nationwide through its carefully-tailored online courses and its 1:1 management tutors in 83 nationwide offline branches. D.Share was founded in 2011 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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