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Anchor Equity completed the $550m investment in Kakao Japan.

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Transaction Value£389m
Consideration TypeCash
Capital Owned-
Capital Bid For-
EV/Sales-
EV/EBITDA-
Share Price Premium-
One Off Charge-

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application software

Single Bidder

Software

Private

Minority

Japan

Acquisition

Private Equity

Completed

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Anchor Equity, an investment firm in Asia, completed the $550m investment in Kakao Japan, an applications software maker. The transaction was done through the issuance of new shares through a third-party allotment. This is the largest investment in content companies in Japan in 2021 so far.

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