Investment Summary

Eight Roads Invests In Candee

On December 12, 2017, private equity firm Eight Roads invested in marketing company Candee

Investment Highlights
  • This is Eight Roads’ 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Eight Roads’ 13th transaction in Japan.
Investment Fate
  • Candee was sold to a strategic buyer in 2023.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-12-12
Target Candee
Sector Marketing
Investor(s) Eight Roads
Deal Type Venture

Target

Candee

Tokyo, Japan
Candee is an intermediary between an advertising agency and a production company. It focus on video advertisements and planning and production of LIVE content, and also support various brand activations such as campaign development and real events. Candee was founded in 2015 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investor

Eight Roads

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1969
PE ASSETS 11.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Eight Roads is a private investment firm focused on a variety of investment opportunities across the US, Europe, and Asia. The Firm is divided into several investment strategies including venture, principal investing, and real estate. Within the principal investments group, Eight Roads backs established growth businesses with long-term capital. Eight Roads does not have any sector preferences, but has experience in fintech, business services, and healthcare. Eight Roads is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 170 of 293
Sector: Marketing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Venture M&A Deals 149 of 266
Country: Japan M&A 13 of 25
Year: 2017 M&A 35 of 38
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-08 Denali Therapeutics

South San Francisco, California, United States

Denali Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company, discovers and develops therapeutic candidates for neurodegenerative diseases in the United States. It offers leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) inhibitor product candidate, including BIIB122/DNL151, a small molecule inhibitor, which is in phase I and phase Ib clinical trials for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Denali Therapeutics was founded in 2013 and is based in South San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-13 Lighthouse

London, United Kingdom

Lighthouse is a provider of hospitality business intelligence, empowering hoteliers to deliver smarter revenue, distribution and marketing outcomes through its commercial platform. Lighthouse was founded in 2012 and is based in London, England.

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