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Divestiture · Restaurants · October 2011

HarbourVest Partners LLC and Bain Capital Private Equity acquire Skylark Co. Ltd.

On October 21, 2011, HarbourVest Partners LLC and Bain Capital Private Equity acquired Skylark Co. Ltd., a restaurants company in Japan, from Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Deal at a glance

AnnouncedOctober 21, 2011 TypeDivestiture TargetSkylark Co. Ltd. Buyers HarbourVest Partners LLC
Bain Capital Private Equity Seller Nomura Holdings, Inc. SectorRestaurants LocationJapan ValueMembers only

Target company

Skylark Co. Ltd.
Japan
The company operates many of the leading restaurant brands in Japan, including Gusto, Bamiyan, Jonathan's and Yumean. All of the company's brands have been organically grown.
Restaurantssector
1962founded
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Buyers (2)

HarbourVest Partners LLC Lead
Private equity firm · 214 deals on record
Bain Capital Private Equity Co-investor
Private equity firm · 236 deals on record
  • 1st transaction for the lead buyer in restaurants
  • 1st transaction in Japan
214deals, all time
2in this sector
2022latest

Seller

Nomura Holdings, Inc.
Investment bank · 1 deal on record
1investments
1in this sector
1exits

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Questions about this deal

Who acquired Skylark Co. Ltd.?HarbourVest Partners LLC and Bain Capital Private Equity acquired Skylark Co. Ltd. on October 21, 2011.

Who sold Skylark Co. Ltd.?Nomura Holdings, Inc. was the seller.

What type of deal was it?It was a divestiture in the restaurants sector in 2011.

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