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

AUGUST 27, 2026

EQT takes Kakaku.com, Inc. private

TARGET

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

Ownership	—
Headcount	1,421 FTEs
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

EQT

Deal value	¥682B (~$4.2B) deal value
Ownership	—
Deal leads	Tetsuro Onitsuka (EQT Private Capital Asia) Tetsuro Onitsuka, Partner in the EQT Private Capital Asia team
Buy-side advisor	—

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EQT (BPEA Private Equity Fund IX) -> Kakaku.com, Inc.  (2026-08-28)
take_private | Media/Entertainment | ¥682 billion (~$4.2 billion) at ¥3,450/share (prior raise; ¥3,570 current bid implies higher total) | announced
Target: Japanese consumer internet marketplace operating 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
Advisors - not yet credited
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/eqt-kakaku-com-inc.html

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