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LINE - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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LINE M&A Summary

LINE has acquired 7 companies.

LINE has acquired in 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (58%) and digital media (29%).

LINE Business Overview

Where is LINE headquartered?

LINE is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

What is LINE’s revenue?

LINE disclosed revenue of 227,485M JPY for 2019 and 207,182M JPY for 2018.

How many employees does LINE have?

LINE has 3,085 employees.

What sector is LINE in?

LINE is an internet software and services company.

When was LINE founded?

LINE was founded in 2000.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

LINE

LINE Corp.

23rd Floor Yotsuya Tower 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo, 160-0004
Japan,
+49(0)40 60944190
www.linecorp.com

LINE is a communication application that offers instant messages, voice calls, and video calls on smartphones. LINE was founded in 2000 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 7 - - - - - 7
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Five Corp. 2017-12-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Tokyo, Japan · www.five-corp.com
TemanJalan 2017-11-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Depok, Indonesia · www.temanjalan.com
DGM59 Co. Ltd. 2017-07-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Bangkok, Thailand · www.dgm59.com
NextFloor Corp. 2017-07-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Seoul, South Korea · www.nextfloor.com
Vinclu, Inc. 2017-03-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Tokyo, Japan · www.vinclu.me
WebPay Holdings 2015-02-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Tokyo, Japan · webpay.jp
MixRadio Ltd. 2014-12-18 - Divestiture
Bristol, United Kingdom · www.mixradiomusic.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 4 (57%) - - -
Digital Media 2 (29%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (14%) - - -
Total 7 - - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Japan 3 - - -
Indonesia 1 - - -
South Korea 1 - - -
Thailand 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 3 (43%) - - -
Cross-border 4 (57%) - - -
Total 7 - - -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
14%
1 (14%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Internet Software and Services

Revenue

227,485   10% 2019
207,182   24% 2018
167,147   19% 2017
140,704   2016
(millions of JPY) Show More Show Less

Employees

3,085

Established

2000

Former Name

NHN Japan Corp.

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