Investment Summary

VIG Partners Invests In Star Vision

On June 5, 2018, private equity firm VIG Partners invested in retailer Star Vision

Investment Highlights
  • This is VIG Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is VIG Partners’ 14th transaction in South Korea.
Investment Fate
  • Star Vision was sold to a financial buyer in 2022.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-06-05
Target Star Vision
Sector Retail
Investor(s) VIG Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

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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Investor(S) 1

Investor

VIG Partners

Seoul, South Korea

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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 14 of 21
Sector: Retail M&A 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: South Korea M&A 14 of 21
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-01 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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FOLLOWING 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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