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Japan Industrial Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Japan Industrial Partners has acquired 1 company.

Japan Industrial Partners’ most common sectors for investment areelectrical equipment (34%) and electronics (17%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include divestiture (42%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (25%). In total, Japan Industrial Partners has invested in 1 US state and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2023 when it acquired Toshiba for $15.0B.

In the last 3 years, Japan Industrial Partners has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%). Japan Industrial Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2016 when it sold BIGLOBE for $662M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity19
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 1

Japan Industrial Partners

Japan Industrial Partners , Inc.

15th Floor, Meiji Yasuda Life Building 2-1-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, 100-0005
Japan
+81 3 6266 5781
www.jipinc.com
jipinc@jipinc.com

Japan Industrial Partners is a private investment firm focused on acquisitions of companies operating in basic industries throughout Japan. Japan Industrial Partners was established in 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Beverages, Business Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Financial Services, Food, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Manufacturing, Metals/Mining, Software, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: Asia/Pacific

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 9 2 - 1 - - 12
vol $15.0B $15.0B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 5 - - - 1 1 7
vol $662M $74M $737M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
KM Aluminum Co. Ltd. 2025-03-04 74M JPY Trade Sale
Omuta, Japan · www.kmac-web.com
VAIO Corp. 2024-11-11 - Trade Sale
Azumino, Japan · www.vaio.com
Toshiba Corp. 2023-08-07 15.0B USD Going Private
Tokyo, Japan · www.toshiba.co.jp
Tama Electronics Co. Ltd. 2021-08-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Kanagawa-ken, Japan · www.tamadenco.co.jp
Proterial Ltd. 2021-04-28 - Going Private
Tokyo, Japan · www.proterial.com
OM Digital Solutions Corp. 2020-06-24 - Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · www.om-digitalsolutions.com
Nippon Avionics Co. Ltd. 2019-07-31 - Stake Purchase
Yokohama, Japan · www.avio.co.jp
BIGLOBE, Inc. 2016-12-08 662M JPY Trade Sale
Tokyo, Japan · www.biglobe.co.jp
KM Aluminum Co. Ltd. 2015-09-01 - Divestiture
Omuta, Japan · www.kmac-web.com
ITX Corp. 2015-03-02 - Trade Sale
Yokohama, Japan · www.itx-corp.co.jp
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Proterial Ltd. 2021-04-28 Waupaca Foundry, Inc. 2023-12-21 1
Tokyo, Japan · www.proterial.com Waupaca, Wisconsin · www.waupacafoundry.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Electrical Equipment 1 (20%) - 4 (33%) -
Electronics 2 (40%) 15.0B (100%) 2 (17%) 15.0B (100%)
Metals/Mining 1 (20%) - 2 (17%) -
Financial Services - - 1 (8%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (8%) -
Machinery 1 (20%) - 1 (8%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (8%) -
Total 5 $15.0B 12 $15.0B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Japan 5 (100%) 15.0B (100%) 11 (92%) 15.0B (100%)
United States - - 1 (8%) -
Total 5 $15.0B 12 $15.0B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Divestiture 1 (20%) - 5 (42%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (20%) - 3 (25%) -
Going Private 2 (40%) 15.0B (100%) 2 (17%) 15.0B (100%)
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (8%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (20%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 5 $15.0B 12 $15.0B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 6 (86%) 737M (100%)
Trade Sale 1 (14%) -
Total 7 $737M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Davis Polk & Wardwell
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $15.0B
TOTAL $15.0B
Largest Toshiba Corp.
$15.0B (2023-08-07)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $662M
< $100M 1 $74M
TOTAL $737M
Largest BIGLOBE, Inc.
$662M (2016-12-08)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
1 (8%)
Strategic(s)
50%
6 (50%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
7 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Hidemi Moue

CEO

FAQ

When was Japan Industrial Partners founded?

Japan Industrial Partners was founded in 2000.

What type of investor is Japan Industrial Partners?

Japan Industrial Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Japan Industrial Partners headquartered?

Japan Industrial Partners is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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