Keistone Partners to acquire 100% of Gayoung / Sungchang Ceramics for KRW 280bn

FI Energy & Materials Imported building materials (ceramic tile) distribution

Not yet reviewed: summarised from filings and press reports; figures may differ between reports. Please check the original sources.

Deal value
$193m
Stake
100%
Implied 100%
$193m

Deal value ÷ stake (structure unconfirmed)

Revenue
$64m

2023 · Single report, unverified

Op. income
$17m

2023 · Single report, unverified

Multiples
EQV/EBIT 11.5xPSR 3.0x

On implied equity value

Target
Gayoung / Sungchang Ceramics · Imported building materials (ceramic tile) distribution
Buyer
Keistone Partners · FI
Seller
Skylake Equity Partners
Structure
—
Announced
Jan 24, 2025
Closed
—
Stage
Signed

Target

Gayoung Ceramics and Sungchang Ceramics are wholesalers/retailers of imported building materials (ceramic tiles). Founded in 2004, Gayoung introduced European large-format 'big slab' tiles to Korea and sources them on an OEM basis from European manufacturers.

Deal rationale

Per Dealsite, Skylake PE acquired both companies in 2019 for about KRW 200 billion and is exiting after roughly five years by selling 100% of the SPC SG Ceramics. Keistone is funding KRW 94 billion from its No.5 blind fund plus a KRW 145 billion project fund with Keistone Equity, with the balance reportedly provided by Sungchang's existing individual shareholders, CEO Jung Jun-wook and former vice president Kang Eung-gil.

PE 세컨더리PE 회수(펀드 만기)
Revenue$64m
Operating income$17m
EBITDA$17m
Net income—

2023 · Single report, unverified (not yet checked against DART)

Press coverage

  • 딜사이트 (2025-02-07): “인수자금은 총 2800억원으로 알려졌다.”

This is a data entry summarising filings and press reports. Please check the original sources for the figures.