Kobayashi in $3.2 Billion Take-Private Talks
CVC Capital Partners and Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko are weighing a bid to buy the company, Bloomberg reported.
Yuna · Sep 24, 2026 · 1 min
Kobayashi is in discussions to be taken private in a deal valued at $3.2 billion, Bloomberg Markets reported. CVC Capital Partners and Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko are weighing a bid to acquire the company, people with knowledge of the negotiations said.
The individuals, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the information is private, added that the buyout might include participation from the Kobayashi founding family. The reported $3.2 billion valuation sets the scale of the transaction. No final terms were confirmed in the report.
Source: Bloomberg Markets
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