Blackstone Inc. has agreed to acquire Japanese e-comics provider Infocom Corp. in a deal valued at approximately $1.7 billion. The acquisition marks Blackstone's largest private equity transaction in Japan to date. Infocom, known for its Mecha Comics app, which allows users to read serialized manga online, is expected to boost Blackstone's presence in the popular Japanese manga market. However, Infocom has yet to decide on the takeover offer.
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Blackstone is buying into Japan's manga market w/a $1.7bil bid for Infocom, whose main business is Mecha Comics- an app to read serialized manga online. My latest (where I tap into expertise gained from holing up in my room as a teenager to read manga😇): https://t.co/FX5b5FbLEd
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Blackstone is betting on the popularity of Japanese manga with a $1.7 billion deal to buy a digital provider of romance comics. https://t.co/skEG9qqzSy
Blackstone Inc. has agreed to buy Japanese e-comics provider Infocom Corp. in a deal valuing the company at about $1.7 billion. https://t.co/Uj4qn3XhkQ
Japan e-comics platform Infocom to decide on Blackstone takeover offer https://t.co/8x1xZUyHIf https://t.co/gzbxDNwVX3
Japan e-comics platform Infocom says yet to decide on Blackstone takeover offer https://t.co/WrA47HOZ1p https://t.co/tFRe5SdBd4