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

● PLATFORM | MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT · Consumer Marketplaces

AUGUST 27, 2026

EQT agrees to take 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.

Deal value	¥682B (~$4.2B) offer price per share
Ownership	—
Headcount	1,421 FTEs
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Leadership	Atsuhiro Murakami, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

EQT

European private equity investment firm

Headcount	1,912 FTEs
Headquarters	Stockholm, Sweden
Deal team	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.  (2026-09-18)
take_private | Media/Entertainment | ¥682 billion (~$4.2 billion) at ¥3,450/share (prior raise; ¥3,570 current bid implies higher total) offer price per share | 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 | Buyer ownership: public (OMX: EQTAB)
Advisors - not yet credited
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/eqt-kakaku-com-inc.html

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