Hitachi, Ltd. Deputy President Abe Jun (阿部淳) indicated that the company plans to target businesses with intellectual property and talent through M&A leveraging physical AI. Abe Jun (阿部淳), who oversaw the GlobalLogic acquisition, discussed the company’s strategy going forward.
Hitachi, Ltd. Deputy President Abe Jun (阿部淳) has overseen the company’s broad range of businesses, including its acquisition of U.S. IT services major GlobalLogic (GL). The GlobalLogic acquisition totaled $9.6 billion, equivalent to approximately ¥1 trillion at the exchange rate at the time. Abe Jun (阿部淳) said that Hitachi’s future M&A strategy would target companies with intellectual property and talent, with physical AI as its central focus.
While Hitachi overall expects record-high net profit for the fiscal year ending March 2027, Abe Jun (阿部淳) is keeping his focus by saying that the company “has not achieved anything yet,” and emphasized the continuation of reforms, including M&A. No specific transaction names or timing are given in the article, but it can be inferred that AI-enabled integration and the use of talent will be areas of focus going forward.
The interview indicated that Hitachi’s medium- to long-term growth strategy will prioritize accumulating intellectual property and talent through acquisitions and integration of companies using physical AI. Abe Jun (阿部淳) also discussed the formation of future transactions in a way that suggested a strategic shift in the company’s M&A approach.