Asian private equity funds acquire jewelry maker Tasaki

Buyout aimed at accelerating Japanese company's overseas expansion

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Private equity funds FountainVest Partners and Unison Capital have acquired a controlling stake in jewelry maker Tasaki. (Photo by Kaisuke Ohta)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- FountainVest Partners based in Asia and Japan's Unison Capital have acquired jewelry maker Tasaki for an estimated 100 billion yen ($667 million), Nikkei has learned. The two private equity funds aim to accelerate Tasaki's overseas expansion after bringing the company under their umbrella.

Tasaki, based in the western Japanese city of Kobe, launched a management buyout in 2017 together with another Asia-based fund, MBK Partners, and delisted.

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