EQT Is Said to Explore Takeover of Japan’s $2.6 Billion Kakaku.com
THE SO WHAT
Private equity moving on a ¥400B-class Japanese comparison site says the market is betting these legacy demand aggregators can be refit with AI-native workflows rather than displaced by them. If you're running a listings or comparison business, assume your exit story now includes 'AI retrofit by PE' as a core narrative — or you get priced like melting ice.
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