Rakuten - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Internet Software And ServicesCompany

Rakuten M&A Summary

Rakuten has acquired 24 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Rakuten’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Altiostar Networks for $1.0B. Rakuten has acquired in 3 different US states, and 8 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (46%) and software (13%).

Rakuten Business Overview

Where is Rakuten headquartered?

Rakuten is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

What is Rakuten’s revenue?

Rakuten disclosed revenue of 2,071,315M JPY for 2023 and 1,920,894M JPY for 2022.

How many employees does Rakuten have?

Rakuten has 30,830 employees.

What sector is Rakuten in?

Rakuten is an internet software and services company.

When was Rakuten founded?

Rakuten was founded in 1997.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity28
    • M&A Buy Activity24
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8

Rakuten

Rakuten Group, Inc.

Rakuten Crimson House 1-14-1 Tamagawa Setagaya-ku,
Tokyo, 158-0094
Japan,
+81 50 5581 6910
www.global.rakuten.com

Rakuten is an internet services company. Rakuten provides a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, eBooks & eReading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports. Rakuten Group is expanding globally and currently has operations throughout Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania. Rakuten was founded in 1997 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 19 2 1 2 - - 24
vol $2.9B $1.0B $3.9B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 3 - 1 - - - 4
  28

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Sky Estate Co., Ltd. 2022-04-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Tokyo, Japan · www.sky-estate.com
Robin.io 2022-02-28 - Add-on Acquisition
San Jose, California · www.robin.io
Altiostar Networks, Inc. 2021-08-04 1.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Tewksbury, Massachusetts · www.altiostar.com
Slice Technologies, Inc. 2021-03-15 - Divestiture
Palo Alto, California · www.slice.com
Pop Tech Pty Ltd. 2020-12-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Prahran, Australia · www.fillr.com
Seiyu GK 2020-11-16 - Stake Purchase
Tokyo, Japan · www.seiyu.co.jp
OverDrive, Inc. 2019-12-24 - Divestiture
Cleveland, Ohio · www.overdrive.com
O-net, Inc. 2018-11-28 - Divestiture
Tokyo, Japan · https://onet.rakuten.co.jp
Everybody’s bitcoin, Inc. 2018-08-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Tokyo, Japan
LOB, Inc. 2018-07-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Tokyo, Japan · www.lob-inc.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Rakuten Securities, Inc. 2003-11-26 Rakuten Securities Australia Pty Ltd. 2023-07-07 1
Tokyo, Japan · www.rakuten-sec.co.jp Sydney, Australia · www.sec.rakuten.com.au
Ebates Performance Marketing, Inc. 2014-09-09 ShopStyle, Inc. 2017-02-23 3
San Francisco, California · www.ebatesinc.com San Francisco, California · www.shopstyle.com
Ebates Performance Marketing, Inc. 2014-09-09 Cartera Commerce, Inc. 2017-01-27 2
San Francisco, California · www.ebatesinc.com Lexington, Massachusetts · www.cartera.com
Rakuten Kobo, Inc. 2012-01-11 Deutsche Telekom AG - Tolino Ecosystem 2017-01-02 2
Toronto, Ontario · www.kobo.com Bonn, Germany

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 11 (46%) 2.4B (62%) 1 (25%) -
Software 3 (13%) 1.0B (26%) - -
E-Commerce 2 (8%) 74M (2%) 1 (25%) -
Information Technology 2 (8%) 410M (11%) 1 (25%) -
Financial Services 2 (8%) - - -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (4%) - - -
Business Services 1 (4%) - - -
Digital Media 1 (4%) - - -
Retail 1 (4%) - - -
Consumer Services - - 1 (25%) -
Total 24 $3.9B 4 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Japan 9 74M 1 -
United States 7 2.4B 3 -
  California 4 1.0B 1 -
  Massachusetts 2 1.0B 1 -
  Ohio 1 410M 1 -
France 3 451M - -
Australia 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Channel Islands 1 38M - -
Cyprus 1 900M - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 9 (38%) 74M (2%) 1 (25%) -
Cross-border 15 (63%) 3.8B (98%) 3 (75%) -
Total 24 $3.9B 4 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $2.0B
$100M to $1B 4 $1.8B
< $100M 2 $112M
TOTAL $3.9B
Largest Altiostar Networks, Inc.
$1.0B (2021-08-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
3 (13%)
Strategic(s)
8%
2 (8%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
2 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
2 (50%)

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