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Medical Group Acquires MB Career Lounge "JUN CLINIC" Joins the Group, Strengthening Competitive Position in a
Calif. July 17, 2025 (BUSINESS WIRE) - SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated (Nasdaq: SBC) ("SBC Medical" or the
"Company"), a global franchise and provider of services for aesthetic clinics, announced that, on July 17, 2025, it acquired
MB career lounge, Co., Ltd. ("MB career lounge"), a privately-held provider of management support services for medical institutions,
specializing in consulting, training, and human resources solutions in Japan, through a share purchase transaction for cash consideration.
this transaction, JUN CLINIC, operated by Medical Corporation Misakikai and supported by MB career lounge, will join SBC Medical's
clinic network, contributing to portfolio diversification and is expected to enhance revenue stability.
surging demand for personalized aesthetic solutions, particularly Customized Laser Treatment,' underscores a rapidly expanding
market. JUN CLINIC's proven success in diverse environments, from the developing regional market of Nagano to the highly competitive
urban centers of Ginza and Shirokane, demonstrates a robust and easily scalable business model poised for nationwide expansion. By
combining our strengths with MB career lounge and JUN CLINIC, we will strengthen our portfolio of aesthetic dermatology and plastic surgery
services, enhancing our ability to serve our customers more effectively and further positioning the Company to capitalize on the growing
demand for high-quality aesthetic medical services," said Yoshiyuki Aikawa, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SBC Medical.
"This acquisition marks another important step in our growth strategy, accelerating regional expansion, diversifying service offerings,
and reinforcing our commitment to driving long-term shareholder value. We look forward to welcoming the MB career lounge and JUN CLINIC
team and working together to drive continued success."
aesthetic medicine market reached 631 billion in 2024, representing year-over-year growth of 6.2%, and is expected to continue its
steady expansion.* Against this backdrop, SBC Medical is pleased to welcome JUN CLINIC-an established provider of both aesthetic
dermatology and plastic surgery services-into its growing clinic network.
CLINIC is a network of clinics across multiple locations, including Shirokane, Ginza, Tama Plaza, Yokohama, and Nagano, serving a diverse
customer base across both metropolitan and regional areas. Renowned for its personalized treatment approach, the clinic offers a comprehensive
suite of services including laser therapies, injectables, and thread lifts, all tailored to individual skin conditions and administered
under the supervision of a board-certified dermatologist.
acquisition enables SBC Medical to accelerate regional expansion, broaden its customer base and strengthen its business model by reducing
reliance on any single procedure or geography. With JUN Clinic's long-standing reputation and stable revenue base, the acquisition
is expected to enhance SBC Medical's financial performance. Looking ahead, SBC Medical will continue to pursue strategic acquisitions
and partnerships with high-quality medical institutions to support long-term growth and drive greater corporate value within the healthcare
addition of this sophisticated treatment platform aligns with SBC Medical's strategy of diversifying its service offerings and
expanding its portfolio to embrace the significant trend of personalized medicine. The global demand for customized, non-invasive aesthetic
solutions has the potential to achieve meaningful and durable growth. SBC Medical endeavors to capture this high-value market segment,
including through integration of JUN CLINIC's proven model and its team of highly skilled professionals-validated by their
role as a certified facility for the prestigious Customized Treatment Study Group.
Yano Research Institute Ltd., "Survey on Japan's Aesthetic Medicine Market 2025")
MB career lounge, Co., Ltd.
career lounge, Co., Ltd. is a consulting firm specializing in the aesthetic medical industry. MB career lounge offers a wide range of
training and networking programs designed to enhance the knowledge, skills, and career development of doctors, nurses, and clinic managers.
In addition to educational initiatives, MB career lounge provides comprehensive consulting services, including support for clinic startups,
marketing strategies, operational optimization, management structure development, and selection and implementation of aesthetic medical
devices. MB career lounge also provides management support for JUN CLINIC, operated by the medical corporation Misakikai. MB career
lounge's mission is to help clinics solve management challenges, achieve sustainable growth, and build trusted practices that patients
choose. https://mbcareer.jp/ (Japanese only)
Type: Share acquisition with cash consideration
Medical, headquartered in Irvine, California and Tokyo, Japan, owns and provides management services and products to cosmetic treatment
centers. The Company is primarily focused on providing comprehensive management services to franchisee clinics, including but not limited
to advertising and marketing needs across various platforms (such as social media networks), staff management (such as recruitment and
training), booking reservations for franchisee clinic customers, assistance with franchisee employee housing rentals and facility rentals,
construction and design of franchisee clinics, medical equipment and medical consumables procurement (resale), the provision of cosmetic
products to franchisee clinics for resale to clinic customers, licensure of the use of patent-pending and non-patented medical technologies,
trademark and brand use, IT software solutions (including but not limited to remote medical consultations), management of the franchisee
clinic's customer rewards program (customer loyalty point program), and payment tools for the franchisee clinics. For more information,
press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts or statements of current conditions,
but instead represent only the Company's beliefs regarding future events and performance, many of which, by their nature, are inherently
uncertain and outside of the Company's control. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with
respect to, among other things, the Company's acquisition of MB career lounge, product launch plans and strategies; growth in revenue
and earnings; and business prospects. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may,"
"should," "expects," "anticipates," "contemplates," "estimates," "believes,"
"plans," "projected," "predicts," "potential," "targets" or "hopes"
or the negative of these or similar terms. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements,
which are current only as of the date of this release and are subject to various risks, uncertainties, assumptions, or changes in circumstances
that are difficult to predict or quantify. The forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and are
not guarantees of future performance. The Company does not undertake or accept any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions
to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on
which any such statement is based, except as required by law. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current
expectations may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of them; such factors include, among
other things, changes in global, regional, or local economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions, and those listed
under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC"), which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Medical Group Holdings Incorporated (Asia)
Fukui / Head of Investor Relations E-mail: ir@sbc-holdings.com
Wakiyama/ Head of Public Relations E-mail: pr@sbc-holdings.com
Zima / Managing Partner Email: bill.zima@icrinc.com