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| Japan Asia Holdings (Japan) Ltd. (JAHJ) |
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Overview:
JAHJ is engaged principally in direct investments in Japan with the theme of turning around acquired companies. The focus is on total value creation. Since launching its investment business in May 2001, it has been applying this business model to conduct a series of investments in the financial services and medical care sectors. Such a modus operandi has paid off, with JAHJ enjoying compound growth and creating considerable value for its shareholders.
From July 2001 to December 2006, JAHJ acquired seven brokerages, two asset managers, and successfully turned them around with its unique management know-how and expertise, and give its financial services division the economy of scale. Subsequently, it further bought stakes in two listed companies from the medical care segment and a third in the technology sector, thus diversifying its portfolio and getting closer to its goal of becoming a community service provider.
Below is a summary of JAHJ's investments:
June 2001: Acquired Marukin Securities Co, Ltd, a mid-sized brokerage with a trading right at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), a mid-sized brokerage with a trading right at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
November 2001: Acquired Kaneman Securities Co, Ltd, a brokerage with a history of over a century, which also has full TSE membership
January 2002: Consolidated the two securities houses to create Japan Asia Securities Co, Ltd (JASCo) with a new focus on investment and private banking
October 2002: Gained control of Okinawa Securities Co, Ltd in Naha to establish a presence in Okinawa prefecture, where the Special Financial District of Nago offers tax concessions to foster financial services
October 2002: Acquired Unicom Securities Co, Ltd from JASDAQ-listed Nihon Unicom; brokerage has a trading right for the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE), thus giving the Group a toehold in the Kansai region
March 2003: Acquired Maruko Daika Securities Co, Ltd, a brokerage chain with 11 outlets, capital of 7.5 bn yen (about US$62.5 mn), and trading rights for both the TSE and the OSE
June 2003: Acquired Taiho Securities Ltd, a 42-year-old mid-cap brokerage in Naha, Okinawa, to reinforce the Group's presence in that prefecture
August 2003 : Formed Ryukyu Holdings Ltd to integrate the two brokerages acquired in Okinawa
April 2004: Acquired Yamagen Securities Co, Ltd (Yamagen)
December 2004: Upon further transferring and integrating Yamagen's businesses and assets into the Group's existing securities operations, sold Yamagen with its brokerage license to a third party
March 2005: Acquired United Investments Co, Ltd, a Tokyo-based trust management house, and Delaware (US)-based UAM Japan Inc, an affiliated investment advisory company, to offer investors more diversified services
July 2005: Acquired a stake in MOSS Institute Co, Ltd, becoming its largest shareholder; MOSS is a provider of medical office system support and clinical data management listed on Osaka's Hercules, thus diversifying into the field of medical care
August 2005: Purchased the single largest stake in JASDAQ-listed Medca Japan Co, Ltd, which operates a nationwide network of elderly medical care and support facilities. After two years of due management and financial restructuring, the company’s management structure and financial status is greatly improved and strengthened. In order to develop new business and to better utilize our funds, Medca was sold out in July 2007.
December 2006: Acquired a stake in TSE-listed Kokusai Kogyo Holdings Co, Ltd, a leading engineering consultancy specializing in surveying and geospatial information technologies, thus becoming its largest shareholder
September 2007: Acquired 27.68% holdings in Asia Air Survey Company Ltd, a listed company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange second section.
November 2007: Acquired a stake in JASDAQ-listed ATL Systems Incorporated (ATL), thus becoming its single largest shareholder. ATL is an IT company focusing on the provision of software development & research, network maintenance and solutions consultation services.
January 2008: Became the parent holding company of TSE-listed Kokusai Kogyo Holdings Co, Ltd
February 2008: Became the parent holding company of TSE-Mother market listed GF Group Co., Ltd |
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