SmartNews Co., Ltd.
Classification
Private
About
About
SmartNews Co., Ltd. is a privately-held company that develops proprietary social media application that allow users to read offline and online news, articles, and headlines. The company provides information about advertising, public, recruitment, and corporates. It also sources news articles from various publishers and redirects the readers to the original article on the publisher's website. SmartNews Co., Ltd. was founded in 2012 by Kaisei Hamamoto and Ken Suzuki. SmartNews Co., Ltd. headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan.
Financials
Revenue & Profit
Valuation
Ratios
People
Deals
M&A2024-03-15Completed
Investor Sponsors NorthBridge PE | Stake Tags 100% |
Deal Amount $120M | Is PE deal Yes |
Target Company Valuation $1.20 MM | Is deal PE backed Yes |
Techniques Acquisition of Assets, Taken Private | Total Acquired 100% |
Investor Sponsors
Deal Amount
$120M
Target Company Valuation
$1.20 MM
Techniques
Acquisition of Assets, Taken Private
Stake Tags
100%
Is PE deal
Yes
Is deal PE backed
Yes
Total Acquired
100%
Secondary Transaction2023-09-01Canceled
Investor Sponsors -- | Stake Tags Majority |
Deal Amount Undisclosed | Is PE deal No |
Target Company Valuation -- | Is deal PE backed Yes |
Techniques Secondary Sale, Management Buy-out (MBO) | Total Acquired 65% |
Investor Sponsors
--
Deal Amount
Undisclosed
Target Company Valuation
NaN
Techniques
Secondary Sale, Management Buy-out (MBO)
Stake Tags
Majority
Is PE deal
No
Is deal PE backed
Yes
Total Acquired
65%
Funding
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Classified
Private