Marunouchi Capital Fund III

Managed by Marunouchi Capital

Overview

Marunouchi Capital Fund III is a Japan-focused buyout fund centered on business succession, corporate carve-outs and other business reorganization situations. Its investments span consumer, food, industrial and software-related businesses.

Marunouchi Capital is a private equity manager established by Mitsubishi Corporation in 2008. It focuses on Japanese companies, particularly in business succession and reorganization situations, including carve-outs from larger corporate groups. The manager works with portfolio-company management teams and draws on Mitsubishi Corporation’s business capabilities, industry relationships and global network. Its team includes investment and value-creation professionals with private equity, investment banking and consulting backgrounds.

Selected investments

  • Toa Trading Co., Ltd. — The fund invested in Toa Trading, a producer and retailer of Korean foods, including kimchi, with food-service operations.
  • Nihon Kessho Kogaku Co., Ltd. — The fund acquired Nihon Kessho Kogaku, a manufacturer of optical crystals and products used in X-ray inspection equipment.
  • Nagatanien Holdings Co., Ltd. — The fund invested in Nagatanien Holdings, a manufacturer and distributor of instant and premixed foods, including ochazuke, furikake and miso soup.
  • Nakano Refrigerators Co., Ltd. — The fund invested in Nakano Refrigerators, which designs, manufactures and sells refrigerated and freezer showcases, commercial refrigerators and related products.
  • ReadSpeaker — The fund acquired ReadSpeaker, a developer of text-to-speech technology and synthetic voice services.
  • SMARTCAMP Co., Ltd. — The fund acquired SMARTCAMP, operator of the BOXIL SaaS comparison platform, BALES inside-sales outsourcing service and BizHint cloud-information platform.
  • J-Film Corporation — The fund acquired J-Film, a manufacturer of plastic-film and laminated packaging materials used in food, medical and daily-consumer-goods applications.

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