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VIG Partners Acquires D.Share

On November 1, 2019, private equity firm VIG Partners acquired education company D.Share

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VIG Partners’ 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is VIG Partners’ 16th transaction in South Korea.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-11-01
Target D.Share
Sector Education
Buyer(s) VIG Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

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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Buyer

VIG Partners

Seoul, South Korea

Investor Investor 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 16 of 21
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 13 of 18
Country (South Korea) 16 of 21
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-01 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-13 Kundal

Seoul, South Korea

Kundal is a household and personal care company that sells hair and body care products through e-commerce platforms. Kundal was founded in 2016 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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