Unison Capital
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...
Carlyle, Unison sell nearly half of Covalent for $450m
The Carlyle Group and Unison Capital has sold part of Covalent Materials, a Japanese silicon wafer and ceramics manufacturer to Taiwanese solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS). The deal size has not been disclosed, but it is thought to...
Unison Capital, CJ Cheiljedang food additives bid fails
Unison Capital and CJ Cheiljedang Corp. have failed in their joint bid for Hayashibara, a Japanese food additives manufacturer. CJ Cheiljedang said in a statement to the Korea Stock Exchange that it had not been chosen as a preferred bidder.
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
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.
Unison Capital indirectly invest in Japan’s realty fund manager
Japanese buyout firm Unison Capital portfolio company MK Capital Management, a real estate asset management company based in Tokyo, has acquired 90% of Atlas Partners Japan Ltd. (APJ), another Japanese real estate fund manager for undisclosed sum.
An industry still standing
Just one month before the annual event of the cherry blossoms would make Japan one of the most beautiful countries in the world, a 9.0 earthquake hit east of Honshu on March 11, giving rise to a tsunami estimated about 14 meters height and further leading...
Unison leads MBO of Japanese wine importer
Japanese buyout firm Unison Capital will spend JPY6.2 billion ($75.4 million) to privatize publicly listed Japanese wine importer and retailer Enoteca Co. through an MBO alongside H.C.B.C. Enterprises Ltd., an investment firm headed by George Joseph...
Unison Capital to delist Japanese wine importer
Japanese buyout firm Unison Capital will spend JPY6.2 billion ($75.4 million) to privatize currently listed Japanese wine importer and retailer Enoteca Co. through an MBO alongside H.C.B.C. Enterprises Ltd., an investment firm headed by George Joseph...
Daiwa- and Polaris-owned Q'sai sold to Coca-Cola West
Coca-Cola West has bought out Daiwa Corporate Investment- and Polaris Principal Finance-backed Japanese vegetable juice maker Q'sai for JPY63.9 billion ($757 million), which includes JPY28 billion ($331 million) of debt.
Japan, a Catch-22?
While Japan's estimated GDP growth sits at just 2.6%, China is forecasted to hit 9.6% growth in 2010.
Deal drivers across Asia Pacific
Macro and sector trends shaping opportunities
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.
Real estate: blossoming in Japan?
Land of the Rising REIT?
Unison picks up bigger Ucom stake
Japanese independent buyout firm Unison Capital is picking up a controlling stake in Ucom Corp., a local fiber optic Internet comms business, from parent Usen Corp.
Unison Capital to acquire MK for real estate
Control stake in restructuring/asset business
Unison resets controls, salaries
Measures announced after Kiso incident
Unison Capital strengthens internal controls
Unison Capital, the Tokyo-based buyout firm, has implemented new measures including a ban on Japanese equities trading, while it reviews information security policies to tighten its internal control systems, after a former partner, Kenichi Kiso, was confirmed...