Ropes & Gray, Anderson Mori And Nishimura Advised On Bain Capital's Acquisition Of Red Baron Group

Ropes & Gray, Anderson Mori And Nishimura Advised On Bain Capital's Acquisition Of Red Baron Group

Ropes & Gray and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune advised Bain Capital, a global private equity firm, on its $694 million majority acquisition of Red Baron Group, Japan’s largest used-bike dealership.

Nishimura & Asahi represented Red Baron in the transaction, which operates over 300 stores across Japan. As part of the deal, Red Baron's management will remain in place.

This acquisition marks Bain Capital's continued investment in the resilient Japanese M&A market, which remains strong despite global economic challenges. Bain has ramped up its activity in Japan, with plans to expand its portfolio by $31 billion over the next five years.

The Ropes & Gray team advising Bain was led by Private Equity Counsel Kaori Fukazawa, alongside M&A Partner Tsuyoshi Imai, Finance Partner Ben Morris, and Associates Takashi Nakamura and Alex Nakayama.

In addition to this deal, Ropes & Gray has recently advised Bain Capital on two other significant transactions in Japan, including take-private offers for Trancom, a logistics and IT services company, for $491 million, and T-Gaia, a mobile phone distributor, for $987 million.