Investment Summary

Mitsui & Co Invests In Tastemade Japan K.K.

On December 16, 2020, Mitsui & Co invested in media company Tastemade Japan K.K. from Tastemade

Investment Highlights
  • This is Mitsui & Co’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Mitsui & Co’s 4th transaction in Japan.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-12-16
Target Tastemade Japan K.K.
Sector Media
Investor(s) Mitsui & Co
Sellers(s) Tastemade
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Tastemade Japan K.K.

Tokyo, Japan
Tastemade Japan K.K. manage production and distribution of Japan-based unique content focusing on food and travel. Tastemade Japan was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Mitsui & Co

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Diversified
Employees56,400
Revenue 14.66T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Mitsui & Co engages in the export, import, wholesale, and retail of steel products; steel processing; mining and sale of iron ores; and sale and trading of ferrous scrap and alloy products and chemicals, energy, food, food & retail management, healthcare & service, consumer business, IT & communication business, corporate development business. Mitsui & Co was founded in 1947 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 51
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 9 of 18
Country: Japan M&A 4 of 6
Year: 2020 M&A 3 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Tastemade

Santa Monica, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2012
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Tastemade is an independent media company that engages a global audience of more than 300 million monthly viewers on all major digital, mobile, and streaming television platforms, garnering 700 million minutes watched each month. Tastemade was founded in 2012 and is based in Santa Monica, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Tastemade Japan K.K.

Tokyo, Japan

Tastemade Japan K.K. manage production and distribution of Japan-based unique content focusing on food and travel. Tastemade Japan was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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