Kobe Steel - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Kobe Steel M&A Summary

Kobe Steel has acquired 1 company. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Kobe Steel’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Quintus Technologies AB for $115M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include machinery (100%).

Kobe Steel Business Overview

Where is Kobe Steel headquartered?

Kobe Steel is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.

What is Kobe Steel’s revenue?

Kobe Steel disclosed revenue of 2,543,142M JPY for 2024 and 2,472,508M JPY for 2023.

How many employees does Kobe Steel have?

Kobe Steel has 38,050 employees.

What sector is Kobe Steel in?

Kobe Steel is a diversified company.

When was Kobe Steel founded?

Kobe Steel was founded in 1905.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity1
- M&A Buy Activity1
Total Sectors Invested 1
Total Countries Invested 1
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Kobe Steel

Kobe Steel Ltd.

2-4, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 2-chome Chuo-ku,
Kobe, 6518585
Japan,
+81 7 8261 5111
www.kobelco.co.jp

Kobe Steel is a diversified corporation with businesses in the three core areas of materials, machinery and electric power. The materials businesses include steel, welding, aluminum and copper. The machinery businesses consist of industrial machinery, construction machinery and engineering. Electric power supply is the third core business. Kobe Steel was founded in 1905 and is based in Kobe, Japan.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '19	'20	'21	'22	'23	'24	T
Buy (0.0/yr)	#	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
Buy (0.0/yr)	vol	$115M						$115M
Sell (0.0/yr)	#	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
								1

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
Quintus Technologies AB	2017-04-13	115M USD	Add-on Acquisition
Vasteras, Sweden · www.quintustechnologies.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector		Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Machinery		1 (100%)	115M (100%)	-	-
Total		1	$115M	-	-

By Geo

State/Country		Buy	Value		Sell	Value
Sweden		1	115M		-	-
Total		1	$115M		-	-

Deal Values

buy	#	Total
$100M to $1B	1	$115M
TOTAL		$115M
Largest	Quintus Technologies AB $115M (2017-04-13)

M&A Connections

		Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)	100%	1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Diversified

Revenue

2,543,142 3%	2024
2,472,508 19%	2023
2,082,582 23%	2022
1,705,566 9%	2021
1,869,835 6%	2020
1,971,869 5%	2019
1,881,158 11%	2018
1,695,864 7%	2017
1,822,805 4%	2016
1,886,894 4%	2015
1,824,698 9%	2014
1,685,529 10%	2013
1,864,691	2012
(millions of JPY)	Show More Show Less

Employees

38,050

Established

1905

Public

Tokyo (TSE): 5406

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