M&A Deal Summary

Kddi Acquires Natasha

On August 22, 2014, Kddi acquired digital media company Natasha

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kddi’s 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Kddi’s 2nd transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-08-22
Target Natasha
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Kddi
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Natasha

Tokyo, Japan
Natasha, Inc. is an online platform for pop culture and entertainment news.

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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 4 of 7
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 5
Country: Japan M&A 2 of 4
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-12 CDNetworks Co.

Seoul, South Korea

CDNetworks Co. Ltd. is a content delivery network that provides technology, network infrastructure and customer services for internet content and applications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-16 Bitcellar

Tokyo, Jamaica

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

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