M&A Deal Summary

Forum 8 Acquires Shade3D

On August 29, 2018, Forum 8 acquired software company Shade3D from New Horizon Capital Co.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Forum 8’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Forum 8’s 1st transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-08-29
Target Shade3D
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Forum 8
Sellers(s) New Horizon Capital Co.
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Shade3D

Tokyo, Japan
Shade3D is a 3D computer graphics software development company. Its flagship 3D software product, “Shade 3D” is a general purpose 3D modeling, animation, rendering and 3D printing graphics software to architectural, interior and product designers, 3D printing industries, game developers, video and animation studios. Shade3D was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Forum 8

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Forum 8 is a 3D software specialist, produces, develops and supplies state-of-the-art interactive 3D VR simulation, modeling and engineering software. Forum 8 was founded in 1987 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software 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

DESCRIPTION

New Horizon Capital is a private equity fund targeting small to mid-sized buyouts, carve-outs, growth capital financings, and restructurings in Japan. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and looks to acquire majority positions when pursuing transactions. New Horizon Capital is headquartered in Tokyo.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 6
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 6
Country: Japan M&A 4 of 6
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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