M&A Deal Summary

Kddi Acquires Bitcellar

On October 16, 2014, Kddi acquired internet software and services company Bitcellar

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kddi’s 4th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Kddi’s 1st transaction in Jamaica.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-10-16
Target Bitcellar
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Kddi
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bitcellar

Tokyo, Jamaica
Bitcellar, Inc. is a photo editing application that offers basic filters to advanced features.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kddi

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Communications
Employees64,636
Revenue 5.92T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Kddi is a telecommunications company engaged in the provision of mobile communications services, including voice and data services, and mobile WIMAX services, as well as the sale of mobile communication terminals and the provision of content. Kddi was founded in 1984 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 5
Country: Jamaica M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-16 Nanapi

Tokyo, Japan

Nanapi, Inc. is a life hacking website. Nanapi, Inc. was established in 2007 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-08 BIGLOBE

Tokyo, Japan

BIGLOBE, Inc. is an internet service providers and offers a variety of networking services, content and applications.

Buy ¥80.0B