Japanese PE Firm J-STAR acquires IT job search operator Gino

Japanese PE Firm J-STAR acquires IT job search operator Gino

City centre, Tokyo (Japan). Photo: Cory Schadt/Unsplash

J-STAR, a Tokyo-headquartered mid-market player in the Japanese private equity market, has agreed to acquire Gino Inc, operator of one of the largest job search and learning platforms for IT engineers in Japan, for an undisclosed amount

In a statement, the alternative asset manager said it has agreed to a management buyout of Gino, operator of paiza.jp, through J-STAR No. 4 Investment LP, the firm’s fourth fund that closed at the hard cap of $433 million in December.

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