Company Performance Metrics
Daisuke Ikeda: Managing Director
Kenichiro Kagasa: Partner & Managing Director
MBK Partners is North Asia’s largest independent private equity firm. With a focus on Korea, Japan and China, the firm aims to achieve long-term value for investors by acquiring industry-leading companies in a wide range of industries.
MBK Partners focuses on companies that are leaders in their industry and whose business models are underpinned by
domestic consumption in their home markets, rather than businesses aimed at exports. Nearly 84% of MBKP’s buyout investments to date by value are in the Firm’s core sectors — telecom/media/technology, financial services, consumer/retail, and healthcare.
The firm has established a leading position in North Asia’s private equity market with a strategy that focuses on strong local relationships and deep market knowledge.
Buyouts: Buyouts supports companies' growth through add-on acquisitions and management-led buyouts and has a balanced portfolio of industry-leading businesses. Special Situations: By making investments across capital structures, MBK Special Situations provides customized capital solutions for companies that are undercapitalized. With $32.7 billion in assets under management, MBK Partners continues to grow.
The firm was named one of the World’s Best Companies by TIME in 2024.
