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THE DEAL REGISTER · AUGUST 27, 2026
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EQT Consortium (BPEA Private Equity Fund IX) (EQT) takes Kakaku.com.
5 Deals | 4 Sectors • 1 Platform | 4 Strategic • 1 Venture Watch | 1 Hearsay
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INDUSTRIAL/MANUFACTURING
W.W. Grainger, Inc. acquires Adroit Worldwide Media
$210M Purchase Price — AI and computer vision software for frictionless checkout, automated inventory intelligence, and shelf analytics sold to retailers and industrial supply operators
MARTECH
Nooks acquires FullyRamped
AI sales-coaching software that trains and onboards sales representatives through practice simulations
Perion Network Ltd. acquires PRN (Premier Retail Networks)
$12M Transaction Value — In-store retail media network operator providing software, content management, ad sales, and measurement across exclusive multi-year digital signage networks inside major North American retailers including warehouse club, pharmacy, big-box, and grocery chains
MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT
Flipboard acquires Graze
No-code feed-building and monetization platform letting creators and publishers build, tune, and publish custom Bluesky and AT Protocol feeds with privacy-friendly advertising
OTHER
EQT Consortium (BPEA Private Equity Fund IX) (EQT) takes Kakaku.com private
Est. ¥706B (~$4.5B) Deal Value — Japanese internet marketplace operator running price comparison platform Kakaku.com, restaurant discovery and reservation service Tabelog, and job search platform Kyujin Box
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HEARSAY  reported talks, not the record
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