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LY, Bain Raise Kakaku Bid Past $4B Amid AI Focus
LY Corp and Bain Capital increase Kakaku.com offer to $4B, surpassing EQT's bid in a competitive battle for the Japanese online services provider.
LY, Bain sweeten bid to value Japan's Kakaku at $4 billion ...
TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - SoftBank's LY Corp said on Thursday it and Bain Capital have lifted their bid for Kakaku.com, valuing the price comparison website operator at $4 billion and above a rival offer from Swedish investment firm EQT. Describing Kakaku's businesses as having "extremely high strategic value" given the rise of generative artificial intelligence, LY, which owns the Line ...
Bain, LY said to offer to buy Kakaku, rivalling EQT takeover ...
(May 12): Bain Capital and LY Corp have submitted a joint offer to acquire Tokyo-listed Kakaku.com Inc, the US$3.7 billion price comparison site operator fielding a takeover by EQT AB.
LY Corp teams up with Bain Capital to propose a $4B ...
LY Corp teams up with Bain Capital to propose a $4B acquisition of Kakaku.com, which runs the restaurant review and booking platform Tabelog, countering EQT's $3.75B bid (Nikkei Asia)
Line-Yahoo Japan operator values Kakaku.com at $4bn in ...
Business deals Line-Yahoo Japan operator values Kakaku.com at $4bn in challenge to EQT Non-binding offer with Bain Capital tops Swedish firm's bid but Tabelog operator backs EQT
Techmeme: LY Corp and Bain Capital launch a bid to acquire ...
LY Corp and Bain Capital launch a bid to acquire Kakaku.com, which operates restaurant review and booking site Tabelog, for ~$4B, challenging EQT's ~$3.75B bid More: Reuters
LY Eyes Counterbid for Tabelog Operator - JIJI PRESS
The smartphone icon of the Tabelog restaurant review website Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan's LY Corp. said Thursday it and U.S. investment fund Bain Capital have jointly proposed acquiring Kakaku.com Inc., in a move to counter Swedish investment fund EQT AB's tender offer for the operator of the Tabelog user-generated restaurant review website.
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