A total of 72 Private Equity/Venture Financing deals (pending and completed) were announced in Japan, driven by Artificial Intelligence, in the last twelve months resulting in a total deal value of over $998.4 million. In the LTM period, September 2021 turned out to be the most prolific in terms of deal size, with a total deal value of $337.9 million, resulting in an average deal value of $30.7 million during that month. On the other hand, the month of September 2021 was the most prolific in terms of deal volume, recording a total of 11 deals, resulting in an average deal value of $30.7 million during that month.
Of the 72 deals, the deal secured between ACA Investments Pte., Ltd.; Green Co-Invest Investment; JIC Venture Growth Investments Co., Ltd; Princeville Capital; SMBC Venture Capital Co., Ltd.; Woodline Partners; Yamauchi-No 10 Family Office and SmartNews Inc, was the largest Private Equity/Venture Financing deal in the Japan, which was valued at $230.0 million and was completed on September 15, 2021. The second-largest deal was between Sequoia Capital Operations LLC; SoftBank Vision Fund LP; The Goldman Sachs Group Inc and LegalForce Corporation, while the third-largest deal was between Globis Capital Partners & Co.; Incubate Fund; Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development; Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc; SBI Investment Co., Ltd.; Seika Corporation; SoftBank Vision Fund 2; Tokyu Land Corp; Venture Lab Investment Co Ltd; World Innovation Lab (WiL fund) and AI Medical Service Inc; Mitsui Corporation (Inactive); Terra Drone Corp. The Sequoia Capital Operations LLC; SoftBank Vision Fund LP; The Goldman Sachs Group Inc-LegalForce Corporation deal and the Globis Capital Partners & Co.; Incubate Fund; Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development; Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc; SBI Investment Co., Ltd.; Seika Corporation; SoftBank Vision Fund 2; Tokyu Land Corp; Venture Lab Investment Co Ltd; World Innovation Lab (WiL fund)-AI Medical Service Inc; Mitsui Corporation (Inactive); Terra Drone Corp deal were valued at $101.0 million and $70.0 million, respectively. The fourth-largest deal was between Goldman Sachs & Co LLC-Rapyuta Robotics Co Ltd valued at $49.9 million, whereas the deal between DCM Ventures; JAFCO Group Co Ltd; Pavilion Capital Pte Ltd; T. Rowe Price Group Inc-atama plus Inc valued at $46.5 million was the fifth-largest deal.
Cumulatively, the top five deals amounted to $520.9 million and accounted for nearly 52.17% of the total deals (by value) announced during the last twelve months.
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