M&A Deal Summary

VIG Partners Acquires Youyoung

On December 1, 2017, private equity firm VIG Partners acquired apparel/textiles company Youyoung

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VIG Partners’ 1st transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is VIG Partners’ 13th transaction in South Korea.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-12-01
Target Youyoung
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) VIG Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Youyoung

Busan, South Korea
Youyoung manufactures fabric upper materials for athletic footwear and supplies its products to global athletic brands such as Nike and Adidas. Youyoung is based in Busan, South Korea.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

VIG Partners

Seoul, South Korea

Investor 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 13 of 21
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 11 of 18
Country: South Korea M&A 13 of 21
Year: 2017 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-01 PNC Labs

Osan-si, South Korea

PNC Labs is a large manufacturer of facial masks that are primarily used for skincare purpose. PNC Labs was founded in 2005 and is based in Osan-si, South Korea.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-05 Star Vision

Seoul, South Korea

Star Vision is a contact lens retailer in Korea. Star Vision possesses its own brand of “O-Lens” contact lenses which are sold in more than 280 nationwide franchise stores. In 2014, Star Vision also launched its own Scandinavian-design fashion sunglasses brand "CARIN." Star Vision was founded in 2012 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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