Companies Want to Buy Kakaku.com

May 14, 2026, 01:50
AsiaFinance

Introduction

LY Corp and Bain Capital want to buy Kakaku.com. They offered more money than a company called EQT.

Main Body

LY Corp and Bain Capital offer 3,232 yen for one share. This is more than EQT's offer of 3,000 yen. LY Corp wants the company because it helps with new AI technology. EQT says their plan is better. The leaders of Kakaku.com like EQT's plan. Some big owners of the company also want to sell to EQT. Many companies in Japan are changing now. More foreign companies want to buy Japanese businesses. However, the government says companies do not have to sell if they do not want to.

Conclusion

Two groups still want to buy Kakaku.com. The price might go up again.

Learning

πŸ’° Money Words & Comparison

In this story, we see how to talk about more and less. This is a key skill for A2 learners.

The 'More Than' Pattern When we compare two things, we use: [Thing A] + is more than + [Thing B].

  • Example: 3,232 yen β†’\rightarrow is more than β†’\rightarrow 3,000 yen.

Useful Business Verbs Look at these simple actions used in the text:

  1. Buy β†’\rightarrow To get something by paying money.
  2. Sell β†’\rightarrow To give something and get money.
  3. Offer β†’\rightarrow To say "I will give you this much money."

Quick Note: 'Want to' To talk about a wish or a goal, use want to + action.

  • LY Corp wants to buy...
  • Companies do not want to sell...