EQT Consortium (BPEA Private Equity Fund IX) takes Kakaku.com private

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AUGUST 27, 2026

EQT Consortium (BPEA Private Equity Fund IX) (EQT) takes Kakaku.com private

TARGET

Japanese internet marketplace operator running price comparison platform Kakaku.com, restaurant discovery and reservation service Tabelog, and job search platform Kyujin Box.

Revenue	¥78.44B (FY March 2025)
Ownership	Publicly traded
Investors	Digital Garage, Inc. (20.50% stake), KDDI Corporation (17.55% stake), Oasis Management Company Ltd. (approx. 19.5% via managed funds)
Headcount	1,381 FTEs
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Leadership	Atsuhiro Murakami, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

EQT Consortium (BPEA Private Equity Fund IX)

Global private markets firm managing funds across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and growth strategies for institutional investors worldwide.

Deal value	Est. ¥706B (~$4.5B) deal value
Ownership	Publicly traded (Nasdaq Stockholm: EQT)
Headcount	1,912 FTEs
Headquarters	Stockholm, Sweden
Buy-side advisor	—

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EQT Consortium (BPEA Private Equity Fund IX) -> Kakaku.com  (2026-08-28)
take_private | Other | ¥706B (~$4.5B) implied at revised ¥3,570/share | announced
Target: Japanese internet marketplace operator running price comparison platform Kakaku.com, restaurant discovery and reservation service Tabelog, and job search platform Kyujin Box.
Website: kakaku.com | Buyer site: eqtgroup.com
HQ: Tokyo, Japan | Ownership: public | Buyer ownership: public (Nasdaq Stockholm: EQT)
Advisors - not yet credited
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/eqt-consortium-kakaku-com.html

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