Asian buyout firm MBK Partners began a tender offer on 10 September 2026 for Tokyo-listed Sharingtechnology at ¥1,550 a share, valuing the home-services platform at about ¥37bn ($240m).
Market context
The board supports the offer, which MBK plans to use to link Sharingtechnology with HITOWA Holdings, already in its Japan portfolio. Activist Asset Value Investors' AVI Japan Opportunity Trust counted the stock as its largest holding, and the shares will be delisted if the bid succeeds.
