Wojciech Podobas Exits Kaonavi Stake Through Podobas Global Investments Following $335M Tender Offer
Voytek Podobas, founder of Podobas Global Investments, has exited his 6% stake in Kaonavi, Inc. (4435.T), a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed SaaS company, after Carlyle Group’s Keystone Investment Holdings L.P.’s tender offer valued at over JPY 50 billion (approximately USD 335 million).
TOKYO, JAPAN, 24th Feb 2025 — Kaonavi, Inc. (TSE: 4435), a leading SaaS provider specializing in talent management systems, announced a tender offer by Keystone Investment Holdings L.P., an affiliate of The Carlyle Group. The transaction, valued at approximately JPY 52.28 billion (USD 335 million), marks a strategic move to privatize the company, enabling long-term growth and innovation.
Kaonavi, founded in 2008, provides a cloud-based platform designed to centralize and optimize corporate personnel informat...