Houlihan Lokey Advises the Founder on the Sale of ABEX to RBG Partners

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that the founder shareholder has sold ABEX K.K. (ABEX), a specialty food logistics provider, to independent Japanese private equity fund RBG Partners Co., Ltd. (RBG Partners). The transaction closed on September 28, 2023.

ABEX is a trucking company that provides community-based chilled delivery services in greater Tokyo and the surrounding areas. With a strong customer base including major supermarkets, and food delivery know-how developed over many years, trained drivers specializing in food delivery transport goods with care, safety, and security as their motto.

RBG Partners is an independent private equity fund established in October 2018 in Tokyo that focuses on buyout and growth capital investments to small- and mid-cap companies. It has invested in companies such as With Corp., Timewell Medical, and S.H.I Bio.

Houlihan Lokey (HL Succession) served as the exclusive financial advisor to the shareholder of ABEX, providing full-scope M&A advisory services from initiation, due diligence, structuring, and negotiations on the client’s behalf.