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SPARX Group launches Japan’s first region-focused public-private GX fund, the “SPARX Sapporo-Hokkaido GX Fund”

SPARX Group has begun managing a fund that invests in GX and renewable energy projects in Hokkaido, backed by investment commitments from 14 institutions, including the City of Sapporo. The fund is targeting a size of ¥10 billion.

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¥10 billion (target)
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Announced details

SPARX Sapporo-Hokkaido GX Fund (SPARX Sapporo-Hokkaido GX Investment Limited Partnership)
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)

GX projects in Hokkaido involving offshore wind power, next-generation semiconductors, data centers, hydrogen, SAF, batteries, subsea direct-current transmission, electric and hydrogen carriers, and renewable energy

Launch date27 March 2026 (fund management commenced; actual)
What the company reported numerically
Usage history

Number of institutions making investment commitments: 14 (as of the start of fund management)

Relationship between the counterparty and the company
SPARX Group Co.,Ltd.8739
Relationship with the Company

The company is the general partner of the fund. The 14 counterparties have made investment commitments as investors. SPARX Asset Trust & Management Co., Ltd. is the investment manager.

CounterpartySapporo CityAIN HOLDINGS INC.Ashikita Town (Kumamoto Prefecture)Japan Green Investment Corp. for Carbon Neutrality株式会社中山組Development Bank of Japan Inc.HEIWA REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.North Pacific Bank,Ltd.Northern Advancement Center for Science & Technology (NOASTEC Foundation)The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd.Mizuho Bank, Ltd.Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation株式会社三菱UFJ銀行

The counterparties listed comprise 14 institutions, including the City of Sapporo, Ashikita Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, financial institutions, companies and a public-interest foundation. Individual details such as locations, representatives, capital and year of establishment are not provided, except in some cases.

Registration number and expiry date

Fund term: through 1 February 2036

Location (as indicated in this announcement)

Hokkaido (investment target projects)

In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.

Source (materials cited by the company)

According to the City of Sapporo (noted as Japan’s first)

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredSPARX Sapporo-Hokkaido GX Fund (SPARX Sapporo-Hokkaido GX Investment Limited Partnership)
CounterpartySapporo City, AIN HOLDINGS INC., Ashikita Town (Kumamoto Prefecture), Japan Green Investment Corp. for Carbon Neutrality, 株式会社中山組, Development Bank of Japan Inc., HEIWA REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD., North Pacific Bank,Ltd., Northern Advancement Center for Science & Technology (NOASTEC Foundation), The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, 株式会社三菱UFJ銀行
Counterparty overviewThe counterparties listed comprise 14 institutions, including the City of Sapporo, Ashikita Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, financial institutions, companies and a public-interest foundation. Individual details such as locations, representatives, capital and year of establishment are not provided, except in some cases.
Relationship with the CompanyThe company is the general partner of the fund. The 14 counterparties have made investment commitments as investors. SPARX Asset Trust & Management Co., Ltd. is the investment manager.
Launch date27 March 2026 (fund management commenced; actual)
Applicable areaGX projects in Hokkaido involving offshore wind power, next-generation semiconductors, data centers, hydrogen, SAF, batteries, subsea direct-current transmission, electric and hydrogen carriers, and renewable energy
Registration number and expiry dateFund term: through 1 February 2036
LocationHokkaido (investment target projects)
Usage historyNumber of institutions making investment commitments: 14 (as of the start of fund management)
SourceAccording to the City of Sapporo (noted as Japan’s first)
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Contract ValueOffering priceContract DateAward/certification nameAwarding / certifying bodyLocation scaleQuantitative EffectsImpact on Business Performance

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The reasons the company gives

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To attract funding from Japan and overseas to Hokkaido’s GX industry and establish a sustainable funding base.

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