Divestiture • Communications

Yugen Kaisha Gemini BB Acquires BB Modem Rental Yugen Kaisha

On December 1, 2005, Yugen Kaisha Gemini BB acquired communications company BB Modem Rental Yugen Kaisha from SoftBank

Acquisition Context
  • This is Yugen Kaisha Gemini BB’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Yugen Kaisha Gemini BB’s 1st transaction in Japan.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date December 1, 2005
Target BB Modem Rental Yugen Kaisha
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Yugen Kaisha Gemini BB
Sellers(s) SoftBank
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

BB Modem Rental Yugen Kaisha

Japan
BB Modem Rental Yugen Kaisha engages in Modem rental business.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Yugen Kaisha Gemini BB

Japan

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

Yugen Kaisha Gemini BB is a provider of IP telephony services.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Communications 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
Country: Japan 1 of 1
Year: 2005 1 of 1

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

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 Context for Seller #
Overall 2 of 16
Sector: Communications 1 of 3
Type: Divestiture 2 of 7
Country: Japan 1 of 1
Year: 2005 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-17 Cable and Wireless IDC

Tokyo, Japan

Cable and Wireless IDC, which has a large and reliable communication infrastructure and corporate customer service base in Japan.

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FOLLOWING 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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