Advantage Partners
Advantage moves into China with Qin Jia Yuan media deal
Tokyo-headquartered private equity firm Advantage Partners has made its first Chinese investment, committing HK$170 million ($21.8 million) to Qin Jia Yuan Media Services Co. Ltd. (QJY), an HKSE-listed media group.
J-Will pips Advantage, TPG for Anabuki
Japanese private equity player J-Will Partners, acting in consortium with major local apartment developer Daikyo Inc., has entered the winning bid for bankrupt developer Anabuki Construction, winning out over some 30 bidders including Advantage Partners...
Advantage does China TV drama deal with Qin Jia Yuan
Advantage Partners has announced an investment of up to HK$121 million ($15.5 million) into Qin Jia Yuan Media Services Co.Ltd., a Hong Kong-listed company focused primarily on delivering TV dramas for the PRC market.
Advantage, J-Will, TPG in frame for Anabuki
Private equity bidders including Advantage Partners, J-Will Partners and TPG Capital are into the final round for Anabuki Construction Ltd., a defunct apartment developer based in Japan's southern island of Shikoku, in a deal worth at least $222 million...
Advantage restructures US investee GST Autoleather
Advantage Partners, a Tokyo-based private equity firm, has reportedly restructured the balance sheet of its investee company GST Autoleather Inc. in a series of moves since September 2009, making three voluntary debt repayments totaling $39.2 million....
Private equity insights from Japan
At the eleventh annual AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum Japan in Tokyo, GPs and LPs gathered to give their views on the current state of the Japanese private equity market post the global financial crisis, and the consequences for both the local industry...
Advantage exits Daiei to DB, others
Advantage Partners has sold its entire remaining 11.7% voting stake in Japanese retailer Daiei for around $106 million to Deutsche Securities, an arm of Deutsche Bank, which is holding the stake temporarily for client trading purposes.
Carlyle, CVC, Unison bidding for Q'sai?
The Carlyle Group, CVC Asia Pacific and Unison Capital Inc. have emerged as among the probable bidders for Japanese vegetable juice maker Q'sai Co., in what might become the largest buyout deal so far this year.
Mid-cap vs buyouts: may the best financing win
The year following the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the onset of the global financial crisis was not a good one for Japan.
Japanese government will not support Willcom
The Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (ETIC) has decided not to inject any capital into Willcom, the troubled Japanese PHS (personal handy-phone service) provider controlled by Carlyle Asia, which filed for bankruptcy protection last...
Carlyle's Willcom on notice for further government support
Willcom, the Japanese PHS - personal handy-phone service - provider controlled by Carlyle Asia, will be assessed by the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (ETIC) to see if the government organization will support the mobile company’s...
Advantage, SoftBank plan $112.6 million investment in Willcom
Advantage Partners, the Tokyo-based private equity firm, and Japanese mobile phone carrier SoftBank will reportedly provide JPY5 billion ($56.3 million) each to Willcom, the struggling PHS (personal handy phone) business, which filed for bankruptcy with...
Carlyle's Willcom files for Japan's Chapter 11
US buyout firm Carlyle Group's Japanese portfolio asset Willcom Inc., the PHS (personal handyphone system) service provider, filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court on February 8th, over debts of JPY173 billion ($1.9 billion) up...