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事業承継ファンドによる投資実行に関するお知らせ~地域の事業承継問題の解決に向けたSBIグループの取組み~

Announcements of individual stocks related to investment execution by business succession funds - SBI Group's efforts to solve regional business succession issues.

SBI Holdings ·  Jul 30 11:00

July 31, 2024
SBI Holdings Co., Ltd.
SBI Regional Business Succession Investment Co., Ltd.

SBI Regional Business Succession Investment Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Kitao Yoshitaka), a consolidated subsidiary of SBI Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Imai Akira; hereinafter “SBI Regional Business Succession Investment”) is an investment project for a business succession fund (official name: SBI Regional Business Succession Investment No. 2 Investment Business Limited Liability Association, hereinafter “this fund”) operated by the company as an investment project in 2024/1/30 We are pleased to announce that we have invested in Real Estate Honpo HD Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken, President: Takashi Asanuma, hereinafter “Real Estate Honpo HD”), which operates North Japan Land Co., Ltd., and Iida Group Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Suzuka-shi, Mie Prefecture; President and CEO: Toshihiko Kihara; hereinafter “Iida Group”), which has under the umbrella of North Japan Land Co., Ltd.
SBI regional business succession investments2019/10As announced in [1], the No. 1 Fund, which is the predecessor of this fund, was established for the purpose of investing in small and medium-sized enterprises in Japan with succession issues. There have been a series of cases where management has stalled due to difficulties with succession of managers, and according to the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, there are 2.45 million small business owners over 70 in 2025, of which 1.27 million people, about half of whom have undecided successors, and the economic loss lost due to going out of business is said to be 22 trillion yen in GDP (gross domestic product). [2]
This situation also applies to the real estate management business, where approximately 8,900 small and medium-sized enterprises are distributed across the country. Real estate management is an important business for regions closely involved in the “housing” of local residents, but the number of companies forced to go out of business even though they are in surplus due to aging owners and no successors is increasing year by year. Also, due to aging managers and shortage of IT human resources, there are many small and medium-sized enterprises that operate with analog operations that are still in the old style, and there is a need to secure touch points and improve convenience through DX in the future in order to respond to changes in substitution and attributes associated with the occurrence of inheritance etc. of real estate owners.
Against this background, solving the succession problem of small and medium-sized enterprises running real estate management businesses closely connected to the region will lead to regional economic revitalization, and it has also been determined that it is possible to maximize the corporate value of investees by utilizing the SBI Group's DX know-how, and the real estate management business is one of the key industries of this fund. Real Estate Honpo HD and the two Iida Group companies will each be the first investments as core companies that will drive this initiative in the Tohoku region and Tokai region in the future. These two companies are also excellent regional companies that have implemented their own management reforms, starting with DX conversion, in order to improve customer value and employee satisfaction from early on, but in the future, they are planning dramatic growth by utilizing SBI Group resources, and have now accepted this investment.
The SBI Group has invested in numerous real estate DX startups through funds managed by SBI Investment Co., Ltd., which is one of the largest venture capital firms in Japan. WealthPark Co., Ltd. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Kawada Ryuta; “WealthPark”), which is one such company, provides an application that interactively connects real estate management companies and real estate owners. As an example of a DX policy, by introducing the WealthPark application to an investee real estate management company, it is possible to increase real estate investment and construction/construction sales by strengthening relationships with real estate owners, which until now tend to be one-way street, and developing management operations into asset management operations as an important point of contact with real estate owners.

■Real Estate Honpo HD Overview
Real Estate Honpo HD is an enterprise group in Iwate Prefecture that originated from Oshiro Land Co., Ltd. established in 1976, and has partnered with regional financial institutions in Iwate Prefecture to develop a wide range of businesses related to “housing” such as real estate management/brokerage/development, construction, design, remodeling, and woodworking furniture manufacturing. Furthermore, it is an enterprise that actively carries out marketing strategies and is highly recognized by consumers in Iwate Prefecture through TV commercials, etc. using the company's character “Monster Fudler.”

■Iida Group Overview
The Iida Group is an enterprise group with a long history of business that originated from Iida Brewery, which makes miso, and while building good relationships with regional financial institutions in Mie Prefecture, it is developing one-stop “housing” services such as real estate management/brokerage, construction, and LP gas sales, mainly in Suzuka City. Furthermore, it is a company recognized as the face of a region that not only improves service for customers, but also takes the initiative to set an example and work on various management reforms, such as focusing on creating a comfortable working environment for employees, starting with obtaining child-rearing support company certification.

The SBI Regional Business Succession Investment solves the successor issues of the above two companies, and supports further growth by utilizing the SBI Group's DX know-how and network while deepening cooperation with existing business partner companies and financial institutions, while fully utilizing the reliability and name recognition of both companies in each region.
Furthermore, we will continue to actively invest in small and medium-sized enterprises that run real estate management businesses, and by constructing a nationwide network, we will reduce DX conversion costs for each investee company, correct regional disparities in IT investment, and contribute to regional economic revitalization.
By targeting the whole of Japan, this fund supports further growth through industry restructuring across regions and vertical integration on value chains, etc., and by utilizing the SBI Group's advanced technology and know-how, etc., “② protects employment and business partners in the region” through “① survival of medium- and medium-sized enterprises necessary for the region,” and “③ contributes to improving the business environment of regional financial institutions by contributing to regional revitalization and providing loan opportunities, etc.” We aim for”.

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[1] Please refer to our press release on 2019/10/4.
[2] Source: Small and Medium Business Administration “Small and Medium Business Policies”

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