M&A Deal Summary

Gakken Holdings Acquires Sozo Gakuen K.K.

On January 1, 2009, Gakken Holdings acquired consumer services company Sozo Gakuen K.K.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gakken Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Gakken Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Gakken Holdings’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-01-01
Target Sozo Gakuen K.K.
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Gakken Holdings
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Sozo Gakuen K.K.

San Francisco, California, United States
Sozo Gakuen, K.K. is a provider of online classes for developing reading skills.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Gakken Holdings

Shinagawa, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Education
Employees9,490
Revenue 185.6B JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Gakken Holdings engages in educational, and healthcare and nursing business in Japan and internationally. Gakken Holdings was founded in 1947 and is based in Shinagawa, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1