Strengthening online risk management through the acquisition of Brand Control as a subsidiary

「During the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the company sold its shares in 株式会社サイバーセキュリティバンク, formerly a consolidated subsidiary. 株式会社Colorful Tails, also formerly a consolidated subsidiary, completed its liquidation and was therefore excluded from the scope of consolidation.」

「As Performance Technologies株式会社 was established in the PR and advertising business during the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, and 株式会社サイバーセキュリティバンク, previously an equity-method affiliate, became a subsidiary following an additional acquisition of its shares, it was included in the scope of consolidation. In the press-release distribution business, 株式会社PR TIMES established 株式会社THE BRIDGE, which was also included in the scope of consolidation.」

「In April 2021, 株式会社サイバーセキュリティバンク, which operates a cybersecurity business, began providing Information Leak Prevention (情報漏えい防ぐくん), a training service designed to improve employees' security awareness.」

「In May 2020, the company entered the cybersecurity business to broaden the scope of the risk management area developed in its PR business. As its first B2B solution, it provides Risk Find, a diagnostic service that visualizes employees' security awareness.」

「Corporate combination date: 15 December 2017. Voting rights ratio acquired: 70.0%.」

「The company made 株式会社ブランドコントロール, which provides risk management services related to reputational damage online, a subsidiary. In addition to online risk management, the company provides services to enhance brands and has strong competitive advantages, particularly in the effectiveness of those services. The acquisition strengthens an important defensive service area in customers' communication strategies for “bringing good products and services to the world,” which is expected to contribute to further growth of the group.」