Unison Capital
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
As three-figure deals on both the entry and exit side – and in the case of some secondary transactions, both – start to rack up across the region, 2010 is already looking like a bustling year for Asia Pacific.
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?
Japan is now entering this year’s cherry blossom season, and people are feeling the lift after the long cold winter.
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
Unison Capital, the Japanese buyout firm, will acquire a 61.3% stake in MK Capital Management, a listed real estate-related finance and asset management company, through a private placement of new shares due on April 5th this year.
Unison resets controls, salaries
After the tragic incident last year when one of its former partners died just after an official investigation, Japanese buyout firm Unison Capital is planning to move forward by strengthening its internal control systems to prevent any misconduct by its...
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...