Add-on Acquisition • Financial Services

Rakuten Acquires Rakuten Securities

On November 26, 2003, Rakuten acquired financial services company Rakuten Securities

Acquisition Context
  • This is Rakuten’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Rakuten’s 1st transaction in Japan.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date November 26, 2003
Target Rakuten Securities
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Rakuten
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Rakuten Securities

Tokyo, Japan
Rakuten Securities, Inc. is a online brokers in Japan. Rakuten Sec is ranked 3rd in terms of equities trading value and 5th in terms of FX trading value in the Japanese securities market.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Rakuten

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees29,334
Revenue 2.28T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Rakuten office in Tokyo, Japan.
Rakuten office in Tokyo, Japan.

Rakuten is an internet services company. Rakuten provides a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, eBooks & eReading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports. Rakuten Group is expanding globally and currently has operations throughout Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania. Rakuten was founded in 1997 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 24
Sector: Financial Services 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 22
Country: Japan 1 of 9
Year: 2003 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-03-10 Rakuten KC Co.

Fukuok, Japan

Kokunai Shinpan is a consumer credit company based in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The company offers credit card services, shopping credit services and card loan services.

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