M&A Deal Summary

Aeria Acquires Cyberdo Co.

On May 28, 2018, Aeria acquired media company Cyberdo Co. from Longreach Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aeria’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Aeria’s 1st transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-05-28
Target Cyberdo Co.
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Aeria
Sellers(s) Longreach Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Cyberdo Co.

Tokyo, Japan
Cyberdo Co., Ltd. is a content provider for mobile phone delivered internet sites and has expanded into online commerce and catalog order businesses. Cyberdo was formed in 1998 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Aeria

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Information Technology
Employees484
Revenue 19.2B JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Aeria is a provider of content and IT services and primarily offers games. Aeria was founded in 2002 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Longreach Group

Tokyo, Japan

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 750M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Longreach Group is an independent private equity firm focused on opportunities in Japan and North Asia. The Firm looks to invest as a control or minority investor in businesses operating in the technology, industrial, financial services, business services, and consumer-related sectors. Longreach targets transactions valued from $50 million to $1 billion where the Firm can invest from $30 million to $200 million. The Longreach Group was formed in 2003 and has offices in Tokyo and Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 9
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 5
Country: Japan M&A 3 of 8
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-07 Kohikan

Tokyo, Japan

Kohikan is a full-service coffee shop chain operating 277 stores all over Japan under the brand of “Kohikan”, “Café di Espresso Kohikan”, “Karakuan” and “Kakura”. Kohikan was formed in 1970 and based in Tokyo, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Tokyo, Japan

FCL Components is a manufacturer and sells switching devices (relays, connectors, etc.) and human interface devices (touch panels, keyboards, etc.) as well as electric appliances. FCL Components is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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