KKR has secured enough shares to take Fuji Soft private, days after rival Bain Capital dropped out from a bidding war for the Japanese software company valued at more than $4 billion.

KKR & Co. has secured enough shares of Fuji Soft Inc. in a tender offer to take the company private, according to people familiar with the matter, formally ending a months-long bidding war against Bain Capital.

KKR (NYSE:KKR) has acquired a 57.92% stake in Fuji Soft for $4.4B, marking victory in a competitive takeover battle against Bain Capital (NYSE:BCSF). This concludes a months-long bidding war that saw KKR (NYSE:KKR) outbid Bain with an offer of ¥9,

Japan's Fuji Soft said on Thursday that KKR now owns nearly 58% of the company after the second stage of a tender offer, ending a fierce battle with rival Bain Capital to take the software developer private.