Locus Capital Partners (Locus), a M&A advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Trescal Group, one of the leading calibration solution providers in France acquired Standard Calibration Technology Institute (SCTI).

Founded in 1999 in France, Trescal Group has rapidly expanded its business coverage in the world (29 countries worldwide) by acquiring various international calibration technical service providers to become a worldwide specialist in calibration service, repair offering, software solutions, and technical consulting. Trescal Group is positioned as an unrivaled leader in the field of precision calibration equipment.

Standard Calibration Technology Institute (SCTI) is a professional calibration institution that calibrates various instruments used in industrial sites. It calibrates 238 items in 33 divisions in 8 major categories, including length, mass, force/torque, pressure/vacuum, time/frequency, electromagnetism/electromagnetic wave, temperature/humidity. It is located in Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, and provides business trip correction services to all sites in Korea. Trescal acquired Standard Calibration Technology Institute (SCTI) for its Bolt-on strategy to expand its calibration business in Korea.

Locus acted as an exclusive financial advisor to Trescal Group by managing and executing the entire deal process together with accounting, tax, and legal advisors.

Locus Capital Partners (Locus), a M&A advisory firm, is pleased to announce that as an advisor to Excelsior Capital Asia, an Asian-based private equity fund, successfully carried out a transaction to sell convertible bonds of SAMG Entertainment, a domestic content company.

Excelsior Capital Asia is a Hong Kong-based private equity fund operator established in 1988 and is actively investing in Asia region, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea. In addition to minority equity investments, Excelsior Capital Asia also participates in management acquisition transactions. Excelsior Capital Asia made an investment in SAMG Entertainment in 2016 and succeeded in full exit in five years through this transaction.

SAMG Entertainment is an animation studio founded by CEO Kim Soo-hoon in 2000. Numerous 3D characters have been implemented based on the company’s CGI (Computer-Generate Imager) technology. The company has successfully penetrated domestic and overseas markets as a specialized kids’ contents Intellectual Property Rights (IP) production company through “Mini Special Forces” and “Catch Tinyping”.

Locus acted as an exclusive financial advisor to Excelsior Capital Asia by managing and executing the entire deal process together with accounting, tax, and legal advisors.

Locus Capital Partners (Locus), a M&A advisory firm, is pleased to announce the Completion of Inscobee’s issuance of convertible bonds to domestic investors. Locus advised Inscobee in this debt offering.

Founded in 1970, Inscobee is a KOSPI-listed network management solution provider that also engages in bio research business covering medicines, vaccines for cervical cancer, papillomavirus, cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals. Inscobee is seeking to use the funds into expanding its bio business.

Locus acted as an exclusive financial advisor to Inscobee by managing and executing the entire debt offering process together with accounting, tax, and legal advisors.

Locus Capital Partners (Locus), a M&A advisory firm, is pleased to announce that a mountain and outdoor apparel specialist Millet Mountain Group, part of the Swiss holding Calida Group, sold its Eider trademark to K2 Group, a Korea-based company holding various outdoor apparel brands. Locus acted as a sole financial advisor to Calida Group in this transaction.

Millet Mountain Group gathers together a conglomerate of three historical highly specialized outdoor and sports apparel brands: Millet, Eider and Lafuma. This group has French origins though it has become part of Calida Group, a Swiss holding company that also owns brands like Oxbow and the underwear brand Aubade among others. The three brands of Millet Mountain Group are Millet, technical and Alpine focused brand; Lafuma, horizontal accessible urban travel brand offering footwear, apparel and accessories, though specialized in functional backpacks; and Eider, a transversal protective brand that can be used for skiing but also in the city.

Through the sale of the Eider trademark to K2, Millet Mountain Group is planning to focus on the two remaining core brands: Millet and Lafuma in order to increase market share in global outdoor apparel industry. K2 Group is expected to expand its business into global market including China through the acquired global Eider trademark.

Locus acted as an exclusive financial advisor to Calida Group by managing and executing the entire deal processes together with accounting, tax, and legal advisors.

Locus Capital Partners (Locus), a M&A advisory firm, is pleased to announce the formation of Dongwoon Anatech’s DC-DC Business JV and sale of its related assets to Shenzhen Challenge Technology in China.

Dongwoon Anatec, a KOSDAQ listed fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and manufactures analog semiconductors for electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, lighting, and TVs. The company has formed Chinese AMOLED DC-DC business JV and sold its related assets to Shenzhen Challenge Technology in China to promote development, production and sales of AMOLED DC-DC products within China and the global market.

Locus acted as an exclusive financial advisor to Dongwoon Anatech by managing and executing the entire deal process together with accounting, tax, and legal advisors.