Investment Summary

Eight Roads Invests In Yappli

On June 17, 2019, private equity firm Eight Roads invested in internet software and services company Yappli

Investment Highlights
  • This is Eight Roads’ 49th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Eight Roads’ 21st transaction in Japan.
Investment Fate
  • Yappli went public in 2020.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-06-17
Target Yappli
Sector Internet Software and Services
Investor(s) Eight Roads
Deal Type Venture

Target

Yappli

Minato City, Japan
Yappli is a B2B SaaS software company that provides an online platform to easily build, manage, and analyze enterprise-grade native mobile applications without the need for coding skills. Yappli was founded in 2013 and is based in Minato City, 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 215 of 293
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 49 of 60
Type: Venture M&A Deals 192 of 266
Country: Japan M&A 21 of 25
Year: 2019 M&A 14 of 21
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-11 Fireblocks

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Fireblocks is an enterprise platform for securing digital assets in transit. Fireblocks’ customers, which count some of the largest institutional digital asset trading operators like Galaxy Digital, Genesis Global Trading and more, use the platform to safeguard the digital assets in its portfolio as it is moved across exchanges, OTCs, brokerages, hot wallets, and cold storage. Fireblocks was founded in 2018 and is based in New York City, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-04 Nanos Medical

Shanghai, China

Nanos Medical is engaged in the research and development, manufacturing and sales of disposable medical devices. The company's current core products are concentrated in the cardiovascular and ENT fields. Nanos Medical was founded in 2015 and is based in Shanghai, China.

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