Sapporo Breweries will establish a joint venture in Singapore with Carlsberg to expand in Asia. Sapporo Breweries will invest approximately ¥102.9 billion for a 25% stake. Seven & i will accept a total of ¥300 billion in investments from SoftBank, PayPay and Sumitomo Mitsui Card, and will pursue customer ID integration and points-program collaboration.
On 6 July, Sapporo Breweries announced a capital and business alliance with Denmark's Carlsberg and plans to establish a joint venture in Singapore. Sapporo Breweries will invest approximately ¥102.9 billion to acquire a 25% stake. The company also outlined plans to expand its target countries to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia as it seeks to grow its beer business in Asia.
The company plans to use Carlsberg's sales network to increase overseas sales of Sapporo Premium Beer in the 6 target countries and regions tenfold by 2035 compared with 2025. The joint venture is scheduled to be established this December, and the companies also agreed to enter into SPB brand licensing agreements in the UK and Myanmar.
Seven & i Holdings announced on 31 July that it would accept a total of ¥300 billion in investments from SoftBank, PayPay and Sumitomo Mitsui Card. The integration of customer IDs for 7iD and PayPay ID is expected to create a points economy serving more than 100 million people, while collaboration with V Point will also be expanded.
Effective 17 August, Seven & i will allocate ¥300 billion in treasury shares to the 3 companies, with each investing ¥100 billion. Each investor will become a shareholder holding 2.27% of Seven & i.
SBI Holdings aims to generate synergies in the entertainment sector by investing in GENDA, subject to a 1% cap. GENDA will invest ¥300 million in the SBI Neo Content Fund.
RAKUS will invest ¥23.1 billion to make PAC an equity-method affiliate, acquiring the 16.3% stake held by Oasis Management and increasing its ownership ratio to 22.21%. CAICA DIGITAL will also acquire additional shares in FISCO, raising its stake to slightly more than 24%.