Agreements reached under this partnership
Capital and Business Alliance- 1
Recruitment support, including persona design and interview management
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Introductions through SHIFT's one of the largest domestic human resources agency networks
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Collaboration on measures to improve employee engagement, including the use of SHIFT's proprietary human resources management system, "Hitolog."
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The companies will collaborate to secure project opportunities in which Rise's consultants can contribute, leveraging SHIFT's customer base of more than 4,000 companies to date.
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The companies will work to expand orders by strengthening service proposals that combine SHIFT's AI modernization services with Rise's strategy consulting.
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SHIFT will provide its expertise accumulated in utilization-rate management and optimizing project assignments.
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To become a pioneer in the adoption of AI in the consulting industry, we will pursue the thorough application of AI to this business, deliver value to customers through greater productivity and deeper insights than before, and jointly develop and expand an AI consulting business with SHIFT.
These are items that the documents state the two companies will work on. The lines above and below represent arrangements between the two companies.
Annual average growth rate of 9.9% in Japan's business consulting market (2024–2029) / SHIFT's customer base of more than 4,000 companies to date
This indicates whether the companies will do more than work together, such as holding each other’s shares or seconding personnel (capital and business alliance).
The impact of expanding this business alliance on the business performance and financial condition of the two companies is expected to be minor at this time.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of alliance partner | 株式会社ライズ・コンサルティング・グループ |
| Alliance partner's business activities | Management consulting services based on a hands-on approach to solving clients' challenges, working closely alongside them from strategy formulation through execution support. |
| Alliance partner's location | Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| Type of alliance | Capital and Business Alliance |
| Details of the alliance | Recruitment support, including persona design and interview management, Introductions through SHIFT's one of the largest domestic human resources agency networks, Collaboration on measures to improve employee engagement, including the use of SHIFT's proprietary human resources management system, "Hitolog.", The companies will collaborate to secure project opportunities in which Rise's consultants can contribute, leveraging SHIFT's customer base of more than 4,000 companies to date., The companies will work to expand orders by strengthening service proposals that combine SHIFT's AI modernization services with Rise's strategy consulting., SHIFT will provide its expertise accumulated in utilization-rate management and optimizing project assignments., To become a pioneer in the adoption of AI in the consulting industry, we will pursue the thorough application of AI to this business, deliver value to customers through greater productivity and deeper insights than before, and jointly develop and expand an AI consulting business with SHIFT. |
| Shareholding ratio | Not disclosed → 33.19% (as of 28 February 2026) |
| Dispatch of directors and officers | Appointment of 1 director from SHIFT to Rise |
| Numerical targets under the alliance | Annual average growth rate of 9.9% in Japan's business consulting market (2024–2029) / SHIFT's customer base of more than 4,000 companies to date |
| Shareholding Policy | Maintain independence as a listed company |
| Contract Date | 4 April 2025 |
| Impact on Business Performance | The impact of expanding this business alliance on the business performance and financial condition of the two companies is expected to be minor at this time. |
Items this document does not state (12)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To capture growing demand for consulting based on the use of AI, mutually leverage the two companies' management resources, including their expertise, systems, networks and use of AI, accelerate Rise's business growth, and expand SHIFT's business opportunities while increasing its corporate value as an equity-method investee.