The U.S. private-equity firm said t decided not to begin a tender offer for the Japanese software company after consulting with Fuji Soft founder Hiroshi Nozawa.

Bain Capital said it will give up its pursuit of Fuji Soft Inc., ending a months-long bidding war with KKR & Co. to take the Japanese software company private.

U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital said on Monday it will not launch a tender offer for Fuji Soft, formally ending a takeover battle with rival KKR for the Japanese IT company. Bain had said last week it might withdraw its proposal for Fuji Soft,

TOKYO -- U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital on Monday withdrew its planned bid to take over Japan's Fuji Soft, ending a battle to acquire the systems developer that had been raging with rival investor KKR for more than five months.

U.S. private equity firm, Bain Capital, announced on Monday that it will not proceed with a tender offer for Japanese IT company, Fuji Soft, marking the end of a prolonged takeover battle with rival firm KKR.