Against a backdrop of slowing growth in the cloud-based SaaS market and demographic changes, RAKUS positions M&A as an important option in its growth strategy. It has presented a policy of consolidating funds by using cash on hand and cash flow over the next 3 years, while concentrating resources on SaaS and other cloud businesses through the transfer of its IT staffing business.
RAKUS President Nakamura Takanori (中村崇則) has indicated that the company plans to use M&A as an important means of pursuing its growth strategy, taking into account the SaaS market’s advancing maturity. In an interview, he described a policy of responding to changes in the market environment and managing capital efficiently.
The company cited plans to transfer its IT staffing business, concentrate resources on its SaaS business, and use funds combining cash on hand with cash flow over the next 3 years for M&A. Although specific transactions and amounts are not disclosed in the article, it suggests that financial resources are expected to be reallocated.
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