Marubeni offers industry-leading products, services, and technology solutions for B2B and B2C clients in various countries around the world, including the United States, Australia, and Indonesia. Our business continuously achieves year-over-year growth, driven by cutting edge data analysis technology and accumulated knowledge cultivated over many years in the automotive industry.
Based on projection of the potential rise in mid- to long-term air traffic demand led by growth in emerging economy countries, Marubeni entered the aircraft leasing business in 2010 and the engine leasing business in 2011. In 2013, Marubeni took a stake in Aircastle Ltd., one of the world’s major aircraft leasing companies, and in 2020, Marubeni completed full acquisition of the company by acquiring all of its shares together with Mizuho Leasing.
Marubeni provides fleet management services in the United States and Canada to meet the various commercial vehicle usage needs of customers. In addition, it operates a refrigerated trailer leasing business that responds to the strong demand for land transport in the United States. In 2024, Marubeni invested in Wheels, the largest fleet management company in the United States, owned by a fund operated by Apollo (a U.S. asset management company), together with Lithia, the largest automobile dealer group in North America. While sharing business strategies related to Wheels with our partners, Apollo and Lithia, and proactively engaging in sustainable growth, we will work on collaborations with Apollo in the asset finance business and other businesses.
Marubeni provides the best solutions to meet our clients’ financial needs with our extensive product lineup. In 2020, Marubeni invested in Auxilior Capital Partners, Inc., a company in the U.S. vendor finance market, through Mizuho Marubeni Leasing Corporation. In 2024, Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited, a major Japanese leasing company, entered into an agreement with Marubeni to become a member of the Marubeni Group. Going forward, Mizuho Leasing and Mizuho Marubeni Leasing will further expand Marubeni’s leasing and financing operations in both domestic and international markets, focusing on captive finance services for the Marubeni Group and beyond.
Marubeni is aiming to develop a new finance business model through strategic investments in fintech-related companies. In anticipation of growing global demand for consumer digital financial services, we invested in AND Global in 2020, a company with its headquarters and fintech development facility in Mongolia. In 2023, We also invested in Etomo Financing Corporation, which is developing a mobile lending business (a financial service provider using a mobile apps) in the Philippines. Through these strategic investments in fintech-related enterprises, we are working toward developing innovative financial business models. In the femtech business, we are supporting solutions that contribute to improving the health and work environments of working women through LIFEM Inc., which was established in 2022. Through the provision of our services, we will support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) and wellness management, and promote the strengthening of corporate competitiveness.
In the insurance business, Marubeni has a global network with a multitude of non-life and life insurance companies worldwide. We also provide risk management services in line with corporate and individual clients’ needs, including insurance and reinsurance arrangements and insurance claims in the event of an accident, mainly through Marubeni Safenet and Wizleap, two insurance agencies in Japan, and the Marnix Group (Tokyo, Singapore, London), an insurance broker overseas.
The Marubeni Group plans and manages private equity funds targeting small and medium-sized companies in Japan and overseas, supporting businesses through leveraging the investment know-how we have cultivated for over 30 years as well as the comprehensive capabilities of the Marubeni Group. We manage funds totaling over JPY 100 billion, including those managed by iSigma Capital Corporation, one of our core subsidiaries, and a joint venture with Advantage Partners Group, one of the largest PE firms in Japan, aiming to support companies’ sustainable growth address social issues. In domestic investment, we will incorporate new business platforms and business models through M&A. At the same time, we will grow our portfolio companies by improving management efficiency, productivity, and overseas expansion, based on the fundamental policy of long-term ownership.
Centered on real estate asset management, Marubeni provides end-to-end services from development and ownership to property management, aiming to strengthen and expand the real estate value chain in Japan. Through the integration of our real estate businesses in Japan with Dai-ichi Life Holdings, we will leverage both companies’ business and customer bases, capabilities, and know-how to create new value. In addition, we have been working on new businesses in the real estate and construction sectors, including a building material search platform, which enables workers in the construction industry to work more efficiently, and we will continue to further expand our business.
Marubeni is utilizing the know-how accumulated through its real estate development business in Japan to expand its real estate development business centering on condominiums in China, ASEAN countries, and India, where the middle-income demographic is expanding and demand for housing is high. In the U.S., we also provide one-stop asset management services related to U.S. real estate investment for Japanese investors in addition to investments in rental housing currently in operation in the country. The services include providing acquisition advice on real estate investment properties, post-investment general asset management, and proposals and executions of sales for properties.
