M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2016-10-28 |
| Target | Soukai Drug Co. |
| Sector | E-Commerce |
| Buyer(s) | Rakuten |
| Sellers(s) | Sumitomo |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 8.9B JPY |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Employees | 29,334 |
| Revenue | 2.28T JPY (2024) |
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 STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 16 of 24 |
| Sector: E-Commerce M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| Country: Japan M&A | 5 of 9 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 7 of 8 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-05 |
Fablic
Tokyo, Japan Fablic, Inc. is a provider of FRIL, a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) marketplace mobile app. Fablic, Inc. was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-03 |
The Grommet
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States The Grommet, Inc. is a provider of an e-commerce website that markets and sells new and innovative products created by independent entrepreneurs, also known as Makers. It has discovered and launched dozens of now household brand names, including FitBit, IdeaPaint, OtterBox, SimpliSafe and SodaStream. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1919 |
| Sector | Distribution |
| Employees | 74,920 |
| Revenue | 7.29T JPY (2025) |
Sumitomo is a global network and based on trust from companies in various industries and from consumers, Sumitomo Corporation engages in multifaceted business activities by making the most of its Integrated Corporate Strength. These business activities include sales of a variety of products and services within Japan, import and export, trilateral trade, and domestic and international business investment. Sumitomo was founded in 1919 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 9 |
| Sector: E-Commerce M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 3 of 5 |
| Country: Japan M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-06 |
Lordstown Energy Center
Lordstown, Ohio, United States Lordstown Energy Center is a combined-cycle natural-gas-fueled electric generation facility with a generation capacity of 940MW. The facility began commercial operations in October 2018, and supplies electricity to the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland market (hereinafter, “PJM market”), which serves more than 60 million customers as North America’s largest wholesale power market. Lordstown Energy Center is based in Lordstown, Ohio. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-09 |
Fyffes
Dublin, Ireland Fyffes is an importer and distributor of tropical produce. Company primary activities are the production, procurement, shipping, ripening, distribution, and marketing of bananas, pineapples, and melons. Fyffes is based in Dublin, Ireland. |
Buy | €751M |
