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Careful targeting key to Philippines M&A – AVCJ Forum

Efforts to increase foreign M&A activity in the Philippines at later investment stages depend on targeting the right kinds of companies and understanding their needs, industry participants told the AVCJ Philippines Forum.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 15 September 2016
Japan's middle market: Simmering prosperity
Japan's middle market: Simmering prosperity

GPs are finding opportunity in Japan’s economic stagnancy and dramatic demographic trends, but embracing this massive market will require a sharper focus on planning, as well as patience and poise

  • North Asia
  • 15 June 2016
Telkom Indonesia abandons acquisition of PE-owned TeleGuam

State-controlled telecommunications company Telkom Indonesia has terminated its acquisition of TeleGuam on the US island of Guam from Japan’s Advantage Partners.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 06 June 2016
Advantage acquires Japan's Ishii Sports

Advantage Partners has acquired Tokyo-based outdoor sports equipment retailer Ishii Sports.

  • North Asia
  • 04 March 2016
GP communication strategies: Clearing the air

Communication strategies are becoming more important within PE as expectations for transparency grow. GPs must demonstrate an ability to maintain the trust of a range of stakeholders, not just LPs

  • LPs
  • 06 January 2016
The crystal ball: Predictions for 2016

From Australia to China and buyouts to venture, industry participants give their perspectives on the year to come for fundraising, investments, and exits

  • People
  • 16 December 2015
AVCJ Awards 2015: Deal of the Year - Mid Cap: SBI Life Living
AVCJ Awards 2015: Deal of the Year - Mid Cap: SBI Life Living

Advantage Partners leveraged its expertise in corporate carve-outs to acquire SBI Life Living. It plans to split the business in two so that each half can achieve its full potential

  • Buyouts
  • 10 December 2015
GPs see potential in SE Asia mid-market buyouts - AVCJ Forum

Southeast Asia will see more mid-market buyout opportunities, industry participants told the AVCJ Singapore Forum, although the onus remains on GPs to forge partnerships with entrepreneurs.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 July 2015
Q&A: Advantage Partners' Emmett Thomas

Emmett Thomas, head of Asia at Advantage Partners, explains why helping Japanese firms enter other markets in the region and bringing Asian companies into Japan has become an important investment thesis.

  • North Asia
  • 15 July 2015
MBO no longer a 'dirty word' in Japan - AVCJ Forum

The term management buyout (MBO) is no longer considered a "dirty word" among Japanese company founders, according to local GPs who are eyeing more succession deals.

  • North Asia
  • 25 June 2015
Portfolio: Advantage Partners and Riraku

By undercutting its competition, massage salon Riraku was able access a broader segment of the domestic market. But achieving growth on a national scale required support from Advantage Partners

  • Buyouts
  • 24 June 2015
Japan consumer: Big spenders
Japan consumer: Big spenders

Japan’s gradual economic recovery could deliver a wealth of new opportunities in the consumer space. But to realize true value, private equity firms must look deeper, or in certain cases, further

  • Consumer
  • 17 June 2015
Japan's Advantage to launch $400m Asia fund

Japanese mid-market GP Advantage Partners is looking to raise a $400 million fund targeting investments opportunities in Asia ex-Japan.

  • North Asia
  • 16 June 2015
Deal focus: Advantage rings up TeleGuam return

Ties between Japan and the US territory of Guam go back a long way. Much of this is do with their relatively proximity, and the fact Japan held the island during the Second World War. But visitors coming from Japan are much more welcome today. Guam is...

  • Exits
  • 09 June 2015
Advantage exits GTA TeleGuam to Indonesian trade buyer

Japan's Advantage Partners has exited GTA TeleGuam - the former state-owned telephone company based on the island of Guam - to Telkom Indonesia. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed.

  • Exits
  • 02 June 2015
CVC adds to Japan team

CVC Capital Partners has boosted its Japan team with two hires from domestic GP Advantage Partners. Atsushi Akaike and Yukinori Sugiyama have joined as partner and senior managing director, respectively.

  • People
  • 05 May 2015
VIDEO: Advantage Partners' Richard Folsom

With an increasing number of Japanese companies looking to expand overseas, strategies to support these efforts feature more prominently in Advantage Partners' investment theses, according to Richard Folsom, the Tokyo-based GP's representative partner...

  • North Asia
  • 13 January 2015
AVCJ Awards: Exit of the Year - Mid Cap: United Cinemas
AVCJ Awards: Exit of the Year - Mid Cap: United Cinemas

United Cinemas was struggling in the face of macro headwinds and low consumer confidence, but Advantage Partners’ saw the bigger picture and delivered blockbuster returns

  • Exits
  • 10 December 2014
Succession-planning deals: A matter of legacy
Succession-planning deals: A matter of legacy

Long a feature of the developed markets private equity, succession-planning opportunities are beginning to pop up in emerging Asia. Regardless of geography, convincing a founder to sell his business is a challenge

  • Buyouts
  • 05 November 2014
Marunouchi exits Japan supermarket chain to Lawson for $501m

Marunouchi Capital - the private equity arm of Mitsubishi Corp - has exited Japanese high-end supermarket chain Seijo Ishii to convenience store operator Lawson for JPY55 billion ($501 million) including debt.

  • Buyouts
  • 06 October 2014
Profile: Advantage Partners' Richard Folsom

For the past 30 years Advantage Partners co-founder Richard Folsom has enjoyed a front-row seat on the inner workings Japan's corporate world - here he shares his insights.

  • People
  • 24 September 2014
Advantage acquires Japan kitchenware provider

Japanese mid-market GP Advantage Partners has acquired FMI Corp, an Osaka-based provider of kitchenware products and services.

  • North Asia
  • 19 August 2014
Control deals cast light on Asia GPs' value creation credentials - AVCJ Forum

Private equity investors are seeing more control deals in emerging Asian markets traditionally dominated by growth capital, which in turn gives LPs greater visibility as to GPs’ operational capabilities.

  • Buyouts
  • 17 July 2014
Taiwan's CTBC gets approval to buy Tokyo Star Bank

CTBC Financial Holdings - formerly Chinatrust Financial Holdings - has received regulatory approval to buy Tokyo Star Bank from US private equity firm Lone Star and other creditors-turned-shareholders.

  • Greater China
  • 16 April 2014
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