M&A Deal Summary

KKR Acquires Yayoi

On December 17, 2021, private equity firm KKR acquired software company Yayoi from Orix

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 18th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is KKR’s 10th transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-12-17
Target Yayoi
Sector Software
Buyer(s) KKR
Sellers(s) Orix
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Yayoi

Tokyo, Japan
website
Yayoi is a financial and accounting software service company. Yayoi also provides software related to other functions, including payroll, sales force automation and customer relations management. Yayoi was founde din 1978 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 510.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 397 of 426
Sector (Software) 18 of 19
Type (Divestiture) 43 of 49
Country (Japan) 10 of 11
Year (2021) 39 of 40
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-15 Anchorage Digital

San Francisco, California, United States

Anchorage Digital is the most advanced digital asset platform for investors. From custody and trading to staking, governance, and financing, Anchorage offers a full range of crypto-native financial solutions that are compliant, built to adapt to emerging blockchain use cases, and made to evolve alongside the needs of digital asset investors. Anchorage Digital was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-23 Spark Infrastructure

Barangaroo, Australia

Spark Infrastructure invests in essential energy infrastructure businesses within Australia, which serve over 5 million homes and businesses, and are deeply involved in supporting the transition of Australia’s electricity grid to one that is increasingly reliant on renewable energy. Spark Infrastructure was founded in 2005 and is based in Barangaroo, Australia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Orix

Tokyo, Japan

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Category Company
Founded 1950
Sector Financial Services
Employees31,233
Revenue 1,575.2B JPY (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Orix is a financial company engaged in financing, leasing and financial instrument selling. The Maintenance Leasing segment provides automobile leasing service, car renting, measuring equipment leasing. ORIX was founded in 1950 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Japan) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-04 Hunt Real Estate Capital

New York, New York, United States

Hunt Real Estate Capital LLC provides multifamily properties (including small balance), affordable housing, manufactured housing, seniors housing & healthcare, office, retail, industrial, self-storage facilities, and more. Hunt Real Estate Capital LLC is based in New York City.

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