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Bain Capital and LY Corp launch joint £2.9bn bid for Japanese platform Kakaku

The private equity firm and SoftBank-linked LY Corp have launched a joint takeover bid for price comparison platform Kakaku, competing against rival suitor EQT. The deal reflects surging Japanese M&A activity amid corporate governance reforms.

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