Accelerating Growth through Domestic and Overseas Partnerships and M&A
First written in FY2016. 15 of 21 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-15.
59 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「January 2025: Executed a business and capital alliance agreement with 株式会社博報堂 February 2025: Established 株式会社ＨＡＫＵＨＯＤＯ ＢＲＩＤＧＥ as a joint venture with 株式会社博報堂 (currently an equity-method affiliate)」
Growth acceleration through the alliance has advanced to the execution stage through the business and capital alliance with 株式会社博報堂 and the establishment of a joint venture. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「During the interim consolidated accounting period from 1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025, in the app business, in addition to continuing to strengthen the development structure for smartphone apps and invest in the app business platform “APPBOX,” we promoted various initiatives based on multiple business and capital alliances entered into in the previous year.」
The company continues its policy of using business and capital alliances as a means of growth and is promoting initiatives based on multiple alliances entered into in the previous year in its app business. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the interim consolidated accounting period, in the app business, in addition to continuing to invest in the app business platform “APPBOX,” we entered into a business and capital alliance with dip Corporation and began initiatives toward the launch of new DX services.」
Growth acceleration through the alliance has advanced to the execution of the business and capital alliance with dip Corporation and the start of initiatives toward launching new DX services. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「We and dip Corporation will establish a partnership and jointly create new DX services for dip Corporation's strong customer base, aiming to expand both companies' businesses, through the following business alliance.」
Growth acceleration through alliances and M&A has taken concrete form in the joint planning, development and sale of DX services using dip Corporation's customer base of 150,000 mid-sized and small companies. The company aims to commercialise the businesses progressively from the fiscal year ending March 2025. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 14 October 2022, the company resolved to acquire all shares of 株式会社プラグイン and make it a consolidated subsidiary, executed a share transfer agreement on the same date, and acquired the shares on 31 October 2022.」
Growth acceleration through alliances and M&A was executed through the acquisition of all shares of 株式会社プラグイン, which provides contract development of business systems, and its conversion into a consolidated subsidiary. The acquisition consideration was ¥170,000 thousand, with the aim of strengthening the development structure and recruiting locally. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「The company mutually terminated the business and capital alliance agreement executed with Digital Garage,Inc. on 11 May 2018, effective 26 February 2021.」
While continuing its policy of accelerating growth through alliances and M&A, the company terminated its previous business and capital alliance with Digital Garage,Inc. by mutual agreement on 26 February 2021, changing the structure of its alliances. The business and capital alliance with Flow Solutions remains in place. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「① Development of advanced customer analytics capabilities by linking in-app customer behaviour data obtained through our “FANSHIP” service with Flow Solutions' online platform for the retail industry ⅱ. Enhancing customer value by integrating and visualising customer behaviour in physical stores through Flow Solutions' online platform for the retail industry with the offline promotional and app marketing initiatives provided by us ⅲ. Cross-selling through mutual sales activities We acquired Flow Solutions' preferred shares issued through a third-party allotment for ¥180,360 thousand on 5 February 2021.」
The company decided to and executed a business and capital alliance with Flow Solutions, giving concrete form to the integration of FANSHIP's customer behaviour data with an online platform for the retail sector, advanced customer analytics, integration with offline initiatives and cross-selling. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「This increase resulted from the business integration with 株式会社キースミスワールド through a statutory merger on 1 October 2019, with a merger ratio of 1:111.」
The initiative to accelerate growth through alliances and M&A has advanced to the execution of the business integration with 株式会社キースミスワールド through a statutory merger. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Specifically, the development organisation is being strengthened steadily through recruitment and M&A of development companies. Members who joined through M&A are integrating promptly, and we plan to recruit 10 people in the fourth quarter to strengthen the organisation for the next fiscal year.」
As the integration of members brought together through the M&A of a development company progresses, the strengthening of the development structure through M&A has advanced to the integration stage. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Specifically, the development organisation is being strengthened steadily through the recruitment of project managers and engineers and the M&A of development companies.」
The policy of using alliances and M&A as a means of growth has expanded into the specific initiative of strengthening the development structure through M&A of development companies. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「We believe that effective use of domestic and overseas alliances and similar initiatives will enable us to pursue business growth sooner and more efficiently. In pursuing such initiatives, we will carefully consider synergies with our existing services, technologies and personnel before proceeding.」
We are reaffirming the policy of using alliances and M&A to accelerate growth, together with an operating policy of considering synergies with existing services, technologies and personnel. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 11 May 2018, the company resolved to acquire 80% of the common shares of DGマーケティングデザイン from Digital Garage,Inc. and make it a subsidiary. It executed a share transfer agreement dated 25 June 2018 and acquired the shares on 1 August 2018.」
The alliance and M&A with Digital Garage,Inc. advanced to the execution stage with the acquisition of 80% of the shares of DGマーケティングデザイン on 1 August 2018. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, from the fourth quarter onward, we advanced a business and capital alliance with Digital Garage,Inc., partial acquisitions of the shares of DGマーケティングデザイン and DGコミュニケーションズ, the spin-off of the electronic regional currency business and a capital alliance, and a business and capital alliance with クロスロケーションズ, among other initiatives.」
Growth acceleration through alliances and M&A has advanced to multiple execution stages, including share acquisitions in DG-MD and other companies, the spin-off of the electronic regional currency business, and the alliance with クロスロケーションズ. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Specifically, after Digital Garage,Inc. established DGマーケティングデザイン (hereinafter, “DG-MD”) through a company split to establish a new company in its Business Design Company business, we agreed that we would acquire 80% of the shares of DG-MD, and that, after Digital Garage,Inc. additionally acquired shares in DGコミュニケーションズ (hereinafter, “DGコミュニケーションズ”) and made it a subsidiary, we would acquire 14% of the shares of DGコミュニケーションズ. The final share transfer agreement was scheduled to be executed on 25 June 2018.」
The business and capital alliance with Digital Garage,Inc. has taken concrete form in a plan to acquire 80% of DG-MD and 14% of DGコミュニケーションズ. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「To accelerate business growth, we believe that domestic and overseas alliances and similar initiatives are one of the most promising means available. We also believe that, for items ① to ③ above, making effective use of alliances and similar initiatives will enable us to proceed sooner and more efficiently than acting alone.」
We are reaffirming the policy of using domestic and overseas alliances and similar initiatives to accelerate business growth. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「To accelerate business growth, we believe that domestic and overseas alliances and similar initiatives are one of the most promising means available. We also believe that, for items (1) to (3) above, making effective use of alliances and similar initiatives will enable us to proceed sooner and more efficiently than acting alone.」
The company has indicated a policy of accelerating customer expansion, service enhancement and talent acquisition through domestic and overseas alliances and similar initiatives, and also refers to M&A and business and capital alliances in its risk section.