Yasuo Imanishi

Vice President

Tokyo Mergers & Acquisitions yimanishi@lincolninternational.com +813-5549-7684

I provide deep insight and rationale, as well as an open communication channel, to support the growth of my clients.

Who We Are / Our People / Yasuo Imanishi

Yasuo leads mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory on transactions involving Japanese companies. He has been involved in various strategic advisory assignments including public tender offers, leveraged buyouts, divestitures and restructurings.

Yasuo has a breadth of diversified industrial knowledge within the Japanese market. He maximizes opportunity for his clients to support their expansion of overseas platforms, covering both conventional and unconventional businesses.

Prior to joining Lincoln, Yasuo worked in the investment banking division at Citigroup Global Markets Japan and Mizuho Securities.

Yasuo earned a Master of Science in advanced materials from the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at The University of Tokyo.

Recent Transactions in Japan

Daher announces its acquisition of Quest Aircraft Company, becoming a Franco-American aircraft manufacturer

Lincoln International is pleased to announce that Daher entered into an agreement for the planned acquisition of Quest Aircraft Company

Aerospace & Defense

Lincoln is pleased to announce that AIM Aerospace, a portfolio company of Liberty Hall Capital Partners, has executed a definitive agreement to be sold to Sekisui Chemical Group (TYO:4204) for $510 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments; the transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2019

Aerospace & Defense

Lincoln International is pleased to announce the sale of Sinterwerke, a manufacturer of power metals parts to the automotive & truck industry, to Sumitomo Electric Industries of Japan

Automotive & Truck

Marco Polo and Global Plastics have merged with ITOCHU to form MGI

Lincoln is excited to have represented Marco Polo and Global Plastics in their merger to form MGI and their subsequent minority sale to ITOCHU International, the U.S. subsidiary of Tokyo, Japan-based ITOCHU Group

Industrials

Clearlake Capital has sold Sage to Asahi Kasei

Lincoln International represents Clearlake Capital Group in the sale of Sage Automotive Industries to Asahi Kasei Corporation

Automotive & Truck

Sensata Technologies has completed the sale of its valves business to Pacific Industrial Co.

Automotive & Truck

New State Capital Partners has sold Central Conveyor to U.S. Tsubaki Holdings

Lincoln International represents New State Capital Partners in the sale of Central Conveyor Company to U.S. Tsubaki Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

Industrials