Private equity firm EQT to buy Japan restaurant review operator for $3.7bn

Bain and LY have also submitted a joint offer for Kakaku.com Sweden's EQT is set to acquire the Japanese operator of the Tabelog restaurant review and booking site. (Source photos by screenshot from Tabelog's website and Ryuta Minamihata) TOKYO — Sweden-based private equity firm EQT is set to acquire Japan's Kakaku.com, operator of the popular Tabelog restaurant review and booking site, for about 590 billion yen ($3.75 billion), Nikkei learned on Tuesday.

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