EQT Consortium (BPEA Private Equity Fund IX) agrees to take Kakaku.com private

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AUGUST 27, 2026

EQT Consortium (BPEA Private Equity Fund IX) (EQT) agrees to take Kakaku.com (Digital Garage +2) private

TARGET

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

Deal value	Est. ¥706B (~$4.5B) deal value
Revenue	¥78.44B (FY March 2025)
Ownership	Publicly traded · Digital Garage, Inc. and KDDI Corporation (together held 38.1% of shares; disposed via share buyback post-tender offer) (prior owner); 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.

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  (2026-09-18)
take_private | Media/Entertainment | ¥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 | Seller: Digital Garage, Inc. and KDDI Corporation (together held 38.1% of shares; disposed via share buyback post-tender offer) | Buyer ownership: public (Nasdaq Stockholm: EQT)
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