STIC Investments acquires 100% of Cleantopia for KRW 617.8bn

FI Consumer & Retail Laundry franchise

Deal value: $426m
Stake: 100%
Implied 100%: $426m
Revenue: $193m
Op. income: $21m
Multiples: EQV/EBIT 19.9xPSR 2.2x

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Target: Cleantopia · Laundry franchise
Buyer: STIC Investments · FI
Seller: JKL Partners
Structure: —
Announced: Dec 19, 2025
Closed: —
Stage: Closed

Target

Reported as Korea's largest laundry franchise with about 3,000-3,200 stores (laundry shops, Coinwash365 self-service laundromats and multi-shops), plus B2B laundry for hospitals and care facilities from a plant in Anseong, pickup/delivery with Karrot and an ordering/logistics app.

Deal rationale

According to News1, JKL Partners bought 100% in August 2021 through SPC Casablanca for about KRW 190bn from founder Lee Beom-taek and related parties, betting on structural growth in laundry franchising from single-person and dual-income households, and grew value through franchise expansion, B2B and an app platform before selling. STIC Investments acquired it through its STIC Opportunity Fund III, a roughly KRW 2tn blind fund raised in 2023; The Fact reported STIC gained a consumer-franchise portfolio beyond its IT/manufacturing focus and that a higher 2025 EBITDA forecast drove the price up.

PE 세컨더리PE 회수(펀드 만기)

Revenue	$193m
Operating income	$21m
EBITDA	—
Net income	—

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Press coverage

더팩트 (2025-12-20): “스틱인베스트먼트는 최근 JKL파트너스와 크린토피아 지분 전량을 인수하는 SPA를 체결했다.”
딜사이트 (2025-12-15): “매각 금액은 6300억원으로 알려졌다.”
딜사이트 (2026-07-02): “JKL파트너스의 크린토피아 매각(6178억원)”
헤럴드경제 (2026-09-19): “지분 100%를 6300억원에 인수하며”

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