Investments
10Portfolio Exits
10Funds
11About MBK Partners
MBK Partners is an independent private equity firm based in the Asia-Pacific region. MBK Partners has a dedicated geographic focus on North Asia - Korea, Japan, and Greater China (China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong). The firm focuses on investment activities in these markets on the basis of their competitive advantage in these geographies.

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Latest MBK Partners News
Mar 17, 2023
MBK Partners agreed to buy NexFlex Co., South Korea’s top flexible copper-clad laminates (FCCLs) producer, as the leading Northeast Asian priva
MBK Partners Investments
10 Investments
MBK Partners has made 10 investments. Their latest investment was in MEGAZONE as part of their Series C - II on August 8, 2022.

MBK Partners Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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8/16/2022 | Series C - II | MEGAZONE | $343M | No | 4 | |
2/15/2022 | Series C | MEGAZONE | $108.58M | Yes | 1 | |
11/11/2020 | PIPE - III | China Auto Rental | $228.46M | Yes | 2 | |
11/18/2019 | Private Equity | |||||
1/9/2019 | Private Equity |
Date | 8/16/2022 | 2/15/2022 | 11/11/2020 | 11/18/2019 | 1/9/2019 |
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Round | Series C - II | Series C | PIPE - III | Private Equity | Private Equity |
Company | MEGAZONE | MEGAZONE | China Auto Rental | ||
Amount | $343M | $108.58M | $228.46M | ||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 4 | 1 | 2 |
MBK Partners Portfolio Exits
10 Portfolio Exits
MBK Partners has 10 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Apex International Corporation on February 22, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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2/22/2021 | Corporate Majority | 5 | |||
11/4/2019 | Acq - Fin - III | 3 | |||
4/17/2019 | Acquired | 3 | |||
Date | 2/22/2021 | 11/4/2019 | 4/17/2019 | ||
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Exit | Corporate Majority | Acq - Fin - III | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 5 | 3 | 3 |
MBK Partners Acquisitions
21 Acquisitions
MBK Partners acquired 21 companies. Their latest acquisition was NexFlex on March 16, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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3/16/2023 | Acq - Fin - II | 1 | ||||
1/31/2023 | Acq - Fin | 1 | ||||
12/29/2022 | Acq - Fin | 1 | ||||
11/16/2021 | ||||||
6/29/2020 |
Date | 3/16/2023 | 1/31/2023 | 12/29/2022 | 11/16/2021 | 6/29/2020 |
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Investment Stage | |||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acq - Fin - II | Acq - Fin | Acq - Fin | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
MBK Partners Fund History
11 Fund Histories
MBK Partners has 11 funds, including SSF II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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11/17/2021 | SSF II | $1,800M | 1 | ||
11/17/2021 | SSF II | $1,800M | 1 | ||
11/17/2021 | SSF II | $1,800M | 1 | ||
11/17/2021 | SSF II | ||||
7/7/2020 | MBK Capital- Series BT |
Closing Date | 11/17/2021 | 11/17/2021 | 11/17/2021 | 11/17/2021 | 7/7/2020 |
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Fund | SSF II | SSF II | SSF II | SSF II | MBK Capital- Series BT |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $1,800M | $1,800M | $1,800M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
MBK Partners Team
4 Team Members
MBK Partners has 4 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Michael Kim | Founder | Current | |
Name | Michael Kim | |||
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Work History | ||||
Title | Founder | |||
Status | Current |
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