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AMG & Arte Salon Holdings Inc	Update Date: 08/25/08
Date Announced: 08/15/08
Value (million $USD): n/a

Status: Pending

TRANSACTION DETAILS
Date Announced	08/15/08
Date Originally Announced	08/15/08
Format	Acq. Rem. Int.	Acquisition techniques	Not Applicable
Attitude	Friendly	Agency	n/a
Value	n/a	Advisor Fees	n/a

SYNOPSIS
JAPAN - Arte Salon Holdings Inc (ASH) agreed to acquire the remaining 50% interest, which it did not already own, in AMG, an operator of beauty salon chain, from Gabrs Japan Inc (GJ). Concurrently, an undisclosed acquirer agreed to acquire a 44.0% stake in GJ from ASH.

TARGET
Name	AMG
Industries	n/a
City	Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa
State	n/a
Nation	Japan
Incorporated in	n/a
Public Status	Subsidiary
Business Description	AMG, located in Kanagawa, Japan, operates beauty salon chain. The company was founded in 2007.
Advisors	NULL
Target Sales	n/a

ACQUIROR
Name	Arte Salon Holdings Inc (Jasdaq : 2406)
Industries	n/a
City	Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa
State	n/a
Nation	Japan
Incorporated in	n/a
Public Status	Public
Business Description	Arte Salon Holdings Inc, formerly known as Artejapan Co Ltd, is headquartered in Kanagawa, Japan. The Group's principal activity is operating chain beauty salons under the name ASH. The Group's business includes Salon business, management and training of salon business, sales of beauty materials and cosmetics and real-estate rental. The operations are carried out through the following divisions: Direct management; FC (Franchise) and Asset management. The company was founded in 1988.
Advisors	NULL
Acquiror Sales	81.5 million U.S. Dollar 8.14 billion Japanese Yen

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