Sweden’s EQT to Acquire Japanese Firm Behind Popular Restaurant Site Tabelog

Sweden’s EQT to acquire Japanese firm behind popular restaurant site Tabelog

The Swedish private equity firm has announced plans to acquire Tabelog's parent company, Kakaku.com, in a deal expected to be valued around ¥590 billion.

Sweden's EQT launches $3.76 billion tender offer to take Japan's Kakaku.com private

May 12 : Swedish investment firm EQT said on Tuesday it would launch a tender offer to take Japanese classifieds and marketplace platform Kakaku.com private, valuing the company at 593.51 billion yen ($3.76 billion).The offer values Kakaku.com at 3,000 yen per share, EQT said in a statement, representing a 2.

Bain Capital and LY Corp partner to rival EQT bid for Kakaku.com

Bain Capital and LY Corp have submitted a joint offer to acquire Tokyo-listed Kakaku.com Inc, setting up a competitive takeover process against a rival approach from EQT AB for the $3.7bn price comparison platform operator, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites unnamed people familiar with the matter as revealing that the US private equity firm and SoftBank-linked LY Corp, which operates Yahoo Japan, have proposed acquiring the co…