04:13 AM EDT, 03/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- KKR (KKR) said Tuesday it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the founding family of Fuji Soft to take the company private.

Under the terms of the memorandum, KKR subsidiary FK and the Japanese software giant's founding family will agree to collaborate in the implementation of a share consolidation that will result in FK and NFC becoming the only shareholders of Fuji Soft, the US investment firm said.

In addition, the founding family will vote to support privatization at an April 25 extraordinary general shareholders meeting and transfer NFC's Fuji Soft shares to the company following the squeeze-out, KKR said, adding that the deal will result in its subsidiary acquiring 100% of Fuji Soft shares.

The founding family was previously aligned with a rival takeover bid led by Bain Capital, news outlets reported.