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Benesse Holdings, Inc.
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FormerlyFukutake Publishing Co., Ltd. (1955–1987)
Fukutake Shoten Co., Ltd. (1987–1995)
Benesse Corporation (1995–2009)
Company type
Private
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HeadquartersKita-ku,
Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
,
Japan
Key people
Eikoh Harada (president)
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  • EFU Investments Ltd.
  • (2024–present)
  • BPEA EQT
  • (2024–present)
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SubsidiariesBerlitz Language Schools
Websitebenesse.co.jp

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Benesse Corporation Building in Tokyo, Japan.

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The company name is derived from the Latin words "bene" (well) and "esse" (being).

History

The company was founded in 1955 as Script error: No such module "Nihongo". by Tetsuhiko Fukutake, a publisher of educational materials. In 1986, Soichiro Fukutake succeeded his father as president on the latter's death.[2] His son Hideaki Fukutake is a company director.[3]

In 1994, the company completed the construction of the Fukutake Shoten Tokyo Building (now Benesse Corporation Tokyo Building) in Tama, Tokyo. In April 1995, the company was renamed Benesse Corporation.

A major breakthrough in the company's history was the acquisition of a majority stake in Berlitz Language Schools, which had gone public in 1989. In 2001, Benesse completed the take-over by acquiring 100% ownership of Berlitz and making it a private company once again.

In 2023, Swedish private equity firm EQT AB together with Benesse's founding family announced their intention to buy the company and take it private in a deal valued at Template:US$ billion (Template:JPY billion).[4] On March 3, 2024, it was announced that EFU Investments Ltd. and a fund managed by BPEA EQT completed the purchase of a 70.1% stake in Benesse.[5]

Benesse Foundation

The Benesse House is a 10-room hotel located inside a contemporary art museum, the Benesse Art Site, on the island of Naoshima in the Seto Inland Sea.[6] Built in 1992, it was designed in partnership with architect Tadao Ando.[6] It was built by the Benesse Foundation which is funded by the Benesse Corporation.[6]

Franchises

Benesse is the originator of the Kodomo Challenge educational program,[7] which debuted in April 1988 and introduced three young-animal mascot characters: Shimajiro the tiger, Torippi the parrot,[N 1] and Ramurin the sheep.[8] These characters, along with later 1991 addition Mimirin the rabbit,[8][N 1] would appear in a long-running series of Shimajiro anime starting in 1993.[9]

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  1. ^ a b Names to the left of the slashes are the original Japanese; those to the right, the English ones used in WildBrain Spark's dub.

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  1. ^ a b c d Fact Sheet – Investor Relations
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Annual Report 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Manson, Bess (2023-03-17). "Hideaki Fukutake – New WOW owner hopes to add festival to the show". Stuff. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kamata, Akinori; Oku, Takashi (2023-11-11). "Japan education firm Benesse to go private with Sweden's EQT". Nikkei Asia.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."EFU Investments Limited and Baring Private Equity Asia Fund VIII managed by BPEA EQT completed the acquisition of 70.21% stake in Benesse Holdings, Inc. from Minamigata Holdings Ltd". MarketScreener UK. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  6. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Williams, Ingrid K (26 August 2011). "Japanese Island as Unlikely Arts Installation". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Benesse's Preschool Education Course Faring Well in China: Pres" (Press release). Jiji Press English News Service. 2008-04-07. Template:ProQuest. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  8. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Takō, Wakako (2020-02-20). "通信教育発「しまじろう」、"子どもと一緒に成長"するキャラクターが30年愛された理由". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Benesse Corporation's Preshool Hit Shimajiro Wins Mayor Award". Licensing Magazine (Press release). 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

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