Fuji Soft

KKR wins control of US$4.4 billion Fuji Soft after clash with Bain

The scramble to take Fuji Soft private is rooted in the value of the software company’s trove of human resources and real estate 

Bain had said last week it might withdraw its proposal for Fuji Soft, after KKR raised its offer above Bain’s in a months-long bidding war.

Bain Capital ends acquisition battle with KKR for Fuji Soft

US private equity firm Bain Capital said on Monday (Feb 17) it will not launch a tender offer for Fuji Soft, formally ending a takeover battle with rival KKR for the Japanese IT company.

Bain’s possible concession would bring to an end months of intense competition with its US rival to take control of Fuji Soft.

Bain Capital says it may withdraw tender offer proposal for Fuji Soft

Bain, which is supported by Fuji Soft’s founding family, has yet to launch a tender offer

KKR increased its tender offer for Fuji Soft to 9,850 yen per share, putting it above the 9,600 yen per share that Bain Capital said it planned to offer.

KKR raises offer for Fuji Soft in US$4.3 billion tussle with Bain

KKR & Co raised its offer price for Fuji Soft to fend off a rival bid from Bain Capital, the latest chapter in a months-long battle for the Japanese software company.

The estimated US$2 billion bid for just under half of Fuji Soft’s shares likely portends a rare hostile tussle between Bain and KKR.

Bain and KKR battle for Fuji Soft heats up as Bain goes hostile

BAIN Capital said on Wednesday (Dec 18) it plans to launch a tender offer for Fuji Soft shares even without the backing of the Japanese firm’s board should a second-round bid from rival suitor KKR fai...

KKR will pay 9,451 yen (S$81.49) for each Fuji Soft share, an increase from the 8,800 yen it originally offered and one yen more than Bain’s proposal.

KKR raises offer for Fuji Soft to 1 yen above Bain’s rival bid

KKR & Co raised its offer price for Fuji Soft above a rival bid by Bain Capital, winning the backing of the Japanese software developer’s board.

KKR now owns enough Fuji Soft shares to be able to block Bain Capital’s privatisation bid.

KKR acquires 35% of Fuji Soft after first stage of tender offer

PRIVATE equity firm KKR has acquired a 35 per cent stake in Japanese software developer Fuji Soft after the first part of its two-stage buyout tender offer, the latter said in a statement on Wednesday...

Fuji Soft’s board in August came out in support of the KKR bid.

Fuji Soft board supports KKR buyout offer: Nikkei

THE board of Japan’s Fuji Soft has decided to stick with a 558.4 billion yen (S$4.9 billion) buyout offer from KKR, the Nikkei newspaper said on Friday (Oct 18), despite having received a higher count...

Bain’s counteroffer sets the stage for a rare public takeover battle in Japan, where corporate acquisitions are traditionally negotiated and sealed behind closed doors.

Bain fights KKR with US$4.1 billion Fuji Soft bid

Bain Capital is now proposing to buy out the Japanese firm at 9,200 yen to 9,300 yen per share, or about 5% above KKR’s bid