M&A Deal Summary

LINE Acquires Vinclu

On March 3, 2017, LINE acquired technology hardware company Vinclu

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is LINE’s 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is LINE’s 2nd transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-03-03
Target Vinclu
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) LINE
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Vinclu

Tokyo, Japan
Vinclu, Inc. is a designer, developer, and manufacturer of smartphone accessories including Gatebox, a “virtual home robot” that is claimed to deliver “virtual moments when characters merge into everyday life as usual and spend the same time relaxed.” Vinclu, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

LINE

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees3,085
Revenue 227.5B JPY (2019)
DESCRIPTION

LINE is a communication application that offers instant messages, voice calls, and video calls on smartphones. LINE was founded in 2000 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 6
Country: Japan M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-10 WebPay Holdings

Tokyo, Japan

WebPay Holdings is a credit card payment platform for developers who work with e-commerce sites, online services or mobile applications. WebPay Holdings was established in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-10 NextFloor

Seoul, South Korea

NextFloor Corp. is a designer and developer of social games for mobile devices. NextFloor Corp. was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

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