Sep 10, 2026, 07:27 UTC
Swedish private equity firm EQT raised its tender offer price for Japanese restaurant-review site operator Kakaku.com from ¥3,571 to ¥3,680 per share and extended the offer period to the 29th, surpassing the competing bid by LINE Yahoo and Bain Capital.
Source:Sep 4, 2026, 17:00 UTC
Kakaku.com launched a dedicated website called 'Stamogu' on its restaurant reservation service Tabelog, aggregating stadium food from J.League clubs, listing about 2,000 kitchen cars and stalls at home stadiums of 60 clubs nationwide.
Source:Aug 21, 2026, 09:53 UTC
LINE Yahoo announced on August 21 that it will not make a counterproposal to EQT's tender offer for Kakaku.com and will watch the outcome, as major shareholder Oasis Management does not support EQT's offer price.
Source:Aug 19, 2026, 02:07 UTC
Oasis Management Co., a shareholder of Kakaku.com Inc., urged the company to withdraw its support for EQT AB's buyout bid, arguing the offer is too low, escalating a bidding war for the Japanese price comparison site.
Source:Aug 13, 2026, 08:10 UTC
European investment fund EQT announced on August 13 that it raised its tender offer price for Kakaku.com from 3,450 yen to 3,570 yen per share, the second price increase, and extended the offer period to August 27, in competition with a consortium of Bain Capital and LINE Yahoo.
Source:Jul 2, 2026, 09:02 UTC
SoftBank's LY and Bain Capital increased their bid for Kakaku to $4.1 billion.
Jun 26, 2026, 08:13 UTC
Bain Capital and LY Corporation are preparing a binding offer for Kakaku.com, entering a bidding war against EQT.
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