Rakuten Acquires Kobo

Announced an undisclosed date — $315M

What happened

Kobo was a company based in Canada operating in e-book reader, acquired by Rakuten for US$315 million.

Rakuten's acquisition history

5th of 9 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

9 of 9 Rakuten deals

Rakuten's average disclosed price

$501.1M

Rakuten's largest disclosed deal

Rakuten in E-book reader

1 acquisition

When did Rakuten acquire Kobo?

Rakuten acquired Kobo on an undisclosed date. This was Rakuten's 5th publicly tracked acquisition out of 9 we have on record.

How much did Rakuten pay for Kobo?

Rakuten paid $315M for Kobo.

What does Kobo do?

Kobo was a company based in Canada operating in e-book reader, acquired by Rakuten for US$315 million.

What other E-book reader companies has Rakuten acquired?

Kobo is Rakuten's only publicly tracked acquisition in E-book reader so far.