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Japan outbound investment: Go local to go global
Cash-rich corporates have led the surge in outbound investment from Japan, buoyed by easy access to debt and the strength of the yen. What role are Japanese GPs playing in this buying spree?
Advantage Partners has no plans for new fund – report
Advantage Partners told an investor meeting Wednesday that it has no immediate plans to launch a new fund even though the investment period for its existing vehicle is due to end in the summer.
PE-backed 1st Holdings sells stake to Salesforce.com
Advantage Partners-owned Japanese software maker 1st Holdings has received an investment from US-based enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com.
Advantage Partners may extend investment deadline
Advantage Partners may extend the June deadline for investment from its $2.6 billion buyout fund due to limited dealflow. The buyout firm will make a decision by the end of April.
Advantage, Japan’s Orix abandon Yayoi buyout - sources
Advantage Partners and Japan’s Orix Corp. have reportedly dropped out of the running for software developer Yayoi, which was put on the block by MBK Partners last year.
Advantage Partners to buy Japanese homebuilder
Advantage Partners will acquire Japanese homebuilder Yasuragi in a take-private transaction worth JPY13 billion ($166 million). The private equity firm has agreed to pay JPY627 per share for all outstanding shares in Yasuragi, a 60.8% premium on Thursday’s...
Advantage takes stake in Japanese eyewear chain - report
Japanese private equity firm Advantage Partners has reportedly acquired a stake in Tokyo-listed eyewear retail chain Meganesuper.
Advantage, Bain among bidders in final round of Yayoi auction
Advantage Partners, Bain Capital and financial services firm Orix Corp. have reportedly advanced into the final round of bidding for MBK Partners-owned Japanese accounting software developer Yayoi, which is expected to be one of the biggest sales in the...
Skylark exit helps consign buyout boom to history
With Skylark sold and Yayoi likely to follow it, Japan’s megadeals of 2006-2008 are finally being dismantled and the – relatively meager – profits returned to investors
Corporate Japan urged to look overseas – AVCJ Japan Forum
The need for Japanese companies to expand overseas into fast-growing Asian markets emerged as a key theme on the opening day of the AVCJ Japan Forum, which takes place today and tomorrow in Tokyo.
Advantage, KKR, Olympus line up for MBK-owned Yayoi
Advantage Partners, KKR and Olympus Capital are reportedly among the potential bidders for Japanese accounting software developer Yayoi from MBK Partners.
Hisense unit makes two for Advantage in China
Japanese buyout firm Advantage Partners has made its second investment in a Chinese company, injecting approximately JPY1.5 billion ($19.7 million) into Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technologies (HBMT).
Advantage Partners makes second Chinese investment
Advantage Partners has invested approximately JPY1.5 billion ($19.7 million) in Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technologies (HBMT), a manufacturer of broadband multimedia consumer electronics, The Nikkei reported.
Japanese outbound M&A: Strategic imperative
Japanese food and beverage companies are on the acquisition trail as they seek to ease dependence on local markets. It’s a tough time for PE buyers, a great time for PE sellers
Nomura appointed to oversee sale of Tokyo Star Bank
Lone Star Funds and its fellow creditors have hired Nomura to sell off Tokyo Star Bank, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Lone Star sold the asset to Advantage Partners (AP) less than four years ago but resumed...
ANZ linked to potential acquisitions of Tokyo Star Bank, Aozora Bank
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is reportedly looking to acquire Lone Star-controlled Tokyo Star Bank or Cerberus-owned Aozora Bank.
Covalent partial-exit marks end of an era
The name Toshiba Ceramics is firmly rooted in the golden age of Japanese private equity. In 2006, The Carlyle Group and Unison Capital bought the company from Toshiba Group for JPY91 billion ($774 million at the time) in what was one of the most expensive...
Lone Star to begins Tokyo Star divestment process - report
US-based buyout fund Lone Star has begun preparations to divest its 30% stake in Japanese lender Tokyo Star Bank, Reuters reported, adding that Lone Star has asked investment banks to submit proposals to advise on the potential sale.
Japanese GPs prepare for a smaller future
Consolidation is in the cards as Japan’s private equity industry focuses on mid-cap plays rather than buyouts
Advantage Partners completes takeover of GTA TeleGuam
Japanese buyout firm Advantage Partners (AP) finally completed its takeover of GTA TeleGuam, Guam’s leading telecom operator.The selling party is Shamrock Capital Advisors, a California-based private equity firm that obtained GTA from the Guam government...
PE funds to battle for Japanese sweetner specialist
South Korean conglomerate CJ Group and Japanese PE fund Unison Capital are believed to be part of a consortium pursuing sweetener manufacturer Hayashibara, also of Japan.
Tokyo Star goes back to Lone Star
LONE STAR FUNDS IS ONCE AGAIN TAKING ownership of Tokyo Star Bank, less than four years after selling the struggling commercial lender to private equity firm Advantage Partners (AP). Having failed to repay its debts, AP has reportedly agreed to give away...
Lone Star to takeover Tokyo Star Bank from Advantage Partners
Lone Star, the US private equity firm specializing in the distressed investments, will reportedly take ownership of Tokyo Star bank from Tokyo-based private equity firm Advantage Partners (AP) and once again become the bank’s largest shareholder, owning...
TPG, Japanese PE majors vie for sweet acquisition
Advantage Partners, J-Will Partners and US buyout giant TPG have emerged as potential bidders for Hayashibara, a Japanese sweetener manufacturer.