
Jeff Acton
Partner, Co-Head of Tokyo
东京
Jeff Acton is a Partner based in Tokyo. Mr. Acton has a solid track record in originating and executing acquisitions and divestments for corporate clients and financial sponsors in Japan, China, Korea and Singapore, with a focus on the advanced manufacturing, automotive, consumer and specialty chemicals sectors.
Clients for whom he has advised on transactions in Asia include Clariant, Cookson Group, Henkel, J-Will Partners and Kennametal among others. He started his career as an aerospace engineer with Pratt & Whitney in Canada. Mr. Acton has an MBA from INSEAD in France, and an MSc/BSc from Queen’s University in Canada (with a year at Kyoto University). Mr. Acton is fluent in spoken and written Japanese and conversant in French.
Recent transactions
Divested PEARL iZUMi to United Sports Brands and Bregal Partners
2022
Series C capital raise
2022
Divested Isuzu Glass to Basic Capital Management
2022
Divested stake in WINS to KCGI
2021
Divested Walbro to Landon Capital & Nova Capital
2021
Acquired by Accenture
2021
Invested $150m in Virtuos
2021
Divested stake in Al Dur Power & Water to Kyushu Electric
2021
Series D capital raise
2021
Divested 100% stake to Audax-backed Mobileum
2021
Divested CSS Corp
2021
Divested majority stake to Cognizant
2020
Established JV with Superior Essex
2020
Divested Asian electronic cleaning chemicals business to Nippon Kayaku
2020
Divested Nagano Industry to JAFCO
2019
Divested Chrysal International to OAT Agrio Ltd
2019
Divested Alliance Cosmetics Group to Mandom
2018
Divested Nippon Oil Pump to CITIC Capital
2018
Divested plant health business in Japan to Nisso
2018
Divested its 49% stake in Mitsubishi Motors Philippines
2018