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Total Deals15
Valued Deals10
Total Value£ 12.47 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.25 B

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20 May 2020|United States|Software
Blue Yonder
Panasonic Corp

Target: BLUE YONDER

Bidder: PANASONIC CORP

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

16 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 898 M

Value

23 Apr 2021|United States|Software
Blue Yonder
Panasonic Corp

Target: BLUE YONDER

Bidder: PANASONIC CORP

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

130 Dealmakers

10 Target | 112 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 5.11 B

Value

07 Sep 2021|Japan|Payments / Commerce
PAIDY
Paypal Holdings

Target: PAIDY

Bidder: PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

20 Target | 55 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.95 B

Value

18 May 2022|Japan|Construction Services
Toyo Construction
YAMAUCHI

Target: TOYO CONSTRUCTION

Bidder: YAMAUCHI

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 590 M

Value

20 Dec 2022|Japan|Health Care Services
Bushu Pharmaceuticals
Kkr & Co

Target: BUSHU PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: KKR & CO

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2022|United States|Gaming
THIRDVERSE
Mz Web3 Fund

Target: THIRDVERSE

Bidder: MZ WEB3 FUND

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

7 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 12 M

Value

20 Feb 2023|Sweden|Electrical Components
SCIBREAK
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Target: SCIBREAK

Bidder: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Nov 2023|Japan|Education Services
Benesse Holdings
Bpea Eqt

Target: BENESSE HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: BPEA EQT

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

7 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 1.44 B

Value

12 May 2023|Japan|Machinery: Industrial
Nsk Steering & Control/jis Joint Venture
Nsk Steering & Control

Target: NSK STEERING & CONTROL/JIS JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: NSK STEERING & CONTROL

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 May 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas
Gulf Coast Lng Holdings
Japan Petroleum Exploration Company (japex)

Target: GULF COAST LNG HOLDINGS

Bidder: JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION COMPANY (JAPEX)

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 300 M

Value

24 Jul 2024|Poland|Banks
Vodeno Group
Unicredit

Target: VODENO GROUP

Bidder: UNICREDIT SPA

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 311 M

Value

28 Feb 2025|Japan|Investment Banking
Mizuho Financial (global Custody Business)
State Street Corporation

Target: MIZUHO FINANCIAL (GLOBAL CUSTODY BUSINESS)

Bidder: STATE STREET CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 60 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Mar 2025|United States|Waste and Disposal Services
Radius Recycling
Toyota Tsusho Corporation

Target: RADIUS RECYCLING

Bidder: TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

121 Dealmakers

45 Target | 76 Bidder

£ 1.03 B

Value

10 Aug 2025|Japan|Construction Services
Toyo Construction
Taisei Corporation

Target: TOYO CONSTRUCTION

Bidder: TAISEI CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 818 M

Value

09 Sep 2025|United States|Software
Nozomi Networks
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Target: NOZOMI NETWORKS INC

Bidder: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

3 Target | 100 Bidder

n/a

Value

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