Candidates / 4385

Mercari, Inc.4385・IT & telecoms

Activist stake: Oasis. Of the listed companies with this trait in 2021–22, 1 in 5 was bought in the following four years or so — against 1 in 11 for all listed companies.

Taking every trait together, its score is 1.6x the average — #685 of 3,751. The closest type of deal is management buyout.

Score1.6xvs average; #685 of 3,751
Past, similar score1 in 5were bought (19%)
Closest typeMBO
Price-to-book5.35xmarket value ¥597.4bn

Why it looks like past targets

Score by type of buyer

Typevs average for the type
Buyout by the parent0.1x
Management buyout3.0x
Private equity2.8x
Strategic buyer1.3x

Ownership

Top 10 shareholders

HolderTypeStake
山田 進太郎Individual21.4%
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行株式会社(信託口)Custodian/nominee17.4%
株式会社日本カストディ銀行(信託口)Custodian/nominee7.3%
株式会社suaddCompany6.3%
OASIS JAPAN STRATEGIC FUND LTD.Company3.9%
富島 寛Individual3.4%
GOVERNMENT OF NORWAYCustodian/nominee1.9%
CEP LUX-ORBIS SICAVCompany1.8%
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001Custodian/nominee1.2%
CACEIS BANK FOR (EQUITIES) NON TREATY UCITS CLIENTSCustodian/nominee1.1%

From the annual report for the year to 2026-06-30. Holder types are assigned by name and can be wrong (for example, a founder’s company can look like an operating company). Annual report (PDF, EDINET)

Key figures

Controlling shareholder (over 50%)
No
Largest corporate holder
6.3%
Founder family (individuals and their companies)
24.8%
Officers
28.2%
Net cash ÷ market value
15%
ROE
21.6%
Equity ratio
55%

Activist filings

Estimated cost = total acquisition funds ÷ shares held, from the latest report (or the previous one if the latest does not state the funds). Trades after the report's base date are not included. Stakes whose reports give no funding figure are left out. Share splits after the report are adjusted using the change in shares outstanding. Costs outside the stock's price range while held (0.8x the monthly low to 1.2x the high) are treated as reporting quirks (e.g. funds not updated after selling) and not shown. Stakes cut below 5% (mostly sold) are left out of the totals.

This site ranks listed companies by how closely their public filings (annual reports and large-shareholding reports) resemble past tender-offer and MBO targets. It is not a prediction that any company will be bought, is not based on any non-public information, and is not a recommendation to buy or sell. Not investment advice.

Updated 29 Sep 2026 00:48 JST