Carlyle Acquires Kyoden
November 5, 2024
Global investment firm Carlyle has acquired Kyoden Co., a Nagano-prefecture headquartered manufacturer of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS). Carlyle will partner with Kyoden's management to accelerate development of high-multilayer and build-up PCB manufacturing capabilities and support the company's international expansion.
- Buyers
- Carlyle
- Targets
- Kyoden Co.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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