ZIGExN Co., Ltd. (TSE:3679) entered into an agreement to acquire Apple World, Inc. from Ant Catalyzer No. 4, a fund managed by Ant Capital Partners Co., Ltd. and Catalyzer Partners IV, L.P., a fund managed by Ant Global Partners (HK) Ltd. for ¥1.4 billion on January 15, 2018. ZIGExN Co., Ltd. will acquire 0.019 million shares. Ant Catalyzer No. 4, a fund managed by Ant Capital Partners Co., Ltd. and Catalyzer Partners IV, L.P., a fund managed by Ant Global Partners (HK) Ltd. will transfer 86.76% and 11.62% stake respectively. Upon completion, Apple World, Inc. will become subsidiary of ZIGExN Co., Ltd. For the year ended March 2017, Apple World, Inc. reported total assets of ¥2.2 billion, net assets of ¥558 million, revenue from operations of ¥719 million, operating loss of ¥101 million, and net loss of ¥122 million. The transaction was resolved by the board of directors of ZIGExN Co., Ltd. on January 15, 2018. The transaction is expected to close on February 9, 2018. Koichiro Yasuda, Jeff Acton, Matthew Doull, Toshiaki Yokohara, Philip Lazar, Saki Muto and Alissa Schneideman of BDA Partners acted as financial advisor to Ant Capital Partners Co., Ltd.