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EQT Acquires HRBrain

On November 27, 2023, private equity firm EQT acquired internet software and services company HRBrain

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EQT’s 16th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is EQT’s 2nd transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-11-27
Target HRBrain
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) EQT
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) UBS Investment Bank (Financial)
Shiomizaka (Legal)

Target

HRBrain

Osaka-shi, Japan
HRBrain is a one-stop cloud-based platform consisting of seven services for streamlining HR operations and centrally managing and utilizing HR data – the company’s flagship HRBrain Talent Management service, as well as Organizational Diagnostic Survey, Pulse Survey, Personnel Evaluation, 360-degree Review, Labor Management, and AI ChatBot for internal use. HRBrain is based in Osaka-shi, Japan.

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Buyer

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 288 of 317
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 16 of 21
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 78 of 85
Country (Japan) 2 of 2
Year (2023) 11 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-10 Benesse Holdings

Okayama, Japan

Benesse Holdings is a provider of education services for all ages and is a household brand within the domestic education sector. Benesse Holdings was founded in 1955 and is based in Okayama, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-11 Arcwood Environmental

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Arcwood Environmental is a privately held, family-owned environmental services business that provides a full suite of tailored solutions from emergency response, waste disposal, and sustainability services to on-site support and technical solutions to thousands of customers in hundreds of industries and verticals. Arcwood Environmental was founded in 1970 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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