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title: "Nikkon Holdings Draws Interest From Bain Capital, Blackstone In Potential $7 Billion Take-Private"
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description: "Bain Capital, Warburg Pincus, and Blackstone are considering bids for Nikkon Holdings, a Japanese logistics company, in a potential $7 billion take-private deal. The first bidding round is set for next month, with a second round in August. Nikkon, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has a market cap of approximately $2.2 billion, which could rise to $6.2 billion. Shares have increased by 9.75%. A Bain & Company report highlights Japan's strong private equity market driven by governance reforms and favorable financing conditions."
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# Nikkon Holdings Draws Interest From Bain Capital, Blackstone In Potential $7 Billion Take-Private

Private equity firms **Bain Capital, Warburg Pincus**, and **Blackstone** are considering bids for Japanese logistics company Nikkon Holdings, which is exploring a potential take-private deal.

The first round of bidding is expected to take place next month. According to sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Bloomberg, the Tokyo-based company has appointed financial advisers to manage the process and established a special committee to oversee the transaction. A second round of bidding is scheduled for August.

Nikkon Holdings was founded in 1950 and operates through four core segments: transportation, packaging and testing and warehousing. The company is listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has a market capitalization of approximately $2.2 billion.

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Major shareholders in the company include **Farallon Capital Management,** which owns 23%, and **Oasis Management Co**., which owns 17%, according to Marketscreener data.

Following the announcement, the company’s total market capitalization was approximately $4.6 billion, though it could increase to nearly $6.2 billion, Bloomberg added.

Shares of the company are up 9.75% as of 3:30 GMT, according to data from Perplexity.ai.

A recent Bain & Company Asia-Pacific Private Equity report noted that Japan stands out as a clear performer, stating it was the only major market to generate both deal value and count.

This strength is being driven by "corporate governance reforms, ample carve-out and privatization opportunities, and supportive financing conditions helped enable dealmaking," the report stated.

"Ongoing governance reforms and balance sheet optimization by Japanese corporates have continued to unlock carve-outs and opportunities to take companies private. Strong historical returns, capital investment from local and global GPs, along with favorable financing conditions, have enabled large-scale transactions, helping increase Japan's market share," the report continued.

_Image via Shutterstock/ Alec Issigonis_

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