M&A Deal Summary

SoftBank Acquires Metrophone Service Co.

On April 27, 2006, SoftBank acquired communications company Metrophone Service Co.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SoftBank’s 3rd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is SoftBank’s 4th transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-04-27
Target Metrophone Service Co.
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) SoftBank
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Metrophone Service Co.

Tokyo,, Japan
Metrophone Service Company engages in Commissioned research on automobile telephone/mobile phone technologies and markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SoftBank

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Diversified
Employees67,229
Revenue 7.24T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

SoftBank is a diversified telecommunications and internet corporation, with operations in broadband, fixed-line telecommunications, e-commerce, Internet, broadmedia, technology services, finance, media and marketing, and other businesses. SoftBank was founded in 1981 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 30
Sector: Communications M&A 3 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 16
Country: Japan M&A 4 of 5
Year: 2006 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-04-27 Vodafone K.K

Tokyo, Japan

Vodafone K.K provides mobile communications services in Japan. The provision of mobile phone services and the sale of handsets that can be used in conjunction with those services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Paris, France

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