Automotive Finance Business

Our automotive finance business offers industry leading products, services, and technology solutions for B2B and B2C clients throughout the United States, Chile, 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.

Aircraft and Aircraft Engine Leasing Business

Based on our recognition of mid-long term rising 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.

Refrigerated Trailer Lease, Commercial Vehicle and Freight Car Rental and Lease Business

This Division develops refrigerated trailer leasing and railcar leasing businesses that respond to the strong demand for land transport in the United States. In addition, the Canadian commercial vehicle rental & lease, sales, and dealership business provides services to meet the various transportation needs of its customers.

General Leasing & Non-bank Business, Next Generation Finance Business

We provide the best solutions to meet our clients’ financial needs with our extensive product lineup. In 2020, Marubeni re-entered the U.S. vendor finance market through the acquisition of Auxilior Capital Partners, Inc., through Mizuho Marubeni Leasing (formerly MG Leasing), which underwent a capital restructuring. Moving forward, in collaboration with Mizuho Leasing Company, we will further promote Mizuho Marubeni Leasing as a Marubeni Group captive business and expand our business domain in overseas markets.
In 2020, we also invested in AND Global, a company headquartered in Mongolia with a fintech development facility, in anticipation of growing global demand for digital financial services for consumers.

Private Equity and Fund Management Business

As a pioneer in the domestic private equity fund business, we plan and manage private equity funds targeting small and medium-sized companies in Japan and overseas, not only with the Marubeni Group but also with our business partners. We aim to provide solutions to all stakeholders, including investors, portfolio companies, and society, by leveraging our investment know-how accumulated over more than 20 years as well as the business support we provide with portfolio companies through our capabilities as a general trading company, bringing together strengths from across the Marubeni Group. We are currently involved in the management of iSigma Business Advancement Fund III Investment Limited Partnership (31.8 billion JPY), iSigma Business Advancement Fund IV Investment Limited Partnership (fundraising) and Advantage Partners Asia Fund, L.P (380mil USD).

Utilizing Sogo Shosha Functions to Operate Domestic & Overseas Real Estate Development & Investment in the Sogo Real Estate Industry

Over 50 years, Marubeni has accrued a track record of over 80,000 units in the domestic condominium development and sales business. Our domestic real estate business covers a wide range of areas, and we continue to develop our capabilities in various facets of the industry, including real estate development and planning proposals for various assets, facility operation and management, and real estate brokerage. In addition, starting with the stock market listing of United Urban Investment Corporation in 2003, we have expanded our asset management business to include Marubeni Private REIT (a private REIT) and the Japan Infrastructure Fund Investment Corporation, which invests in renewable energy facilities. We are striving to provide attractive real estate and financial products. In recent years, we have been working on new businesses in real estate and construction sectors, including a building material search platform, which enables workers in construction industry to work more efficiently, and an advanced real estate brokerage franchise which adopt agent system that enables each agent flexible work style. We will further expand our business.

Development of real estate and investment businesses overseas

Utilizing the know-how we accumulated in the domestic real estate development business, we are developing a real estate development business centering on condominiums in China, ASEAN countries, and India, where the middle-income class is expanding and demand for housing is high. In the U.S., we provide one-stop asset management services related to U.S. real estate investment for Japanese investors.
The services include introducing real estate investment properties, providing acquisition advice, post-investment general asset management, accounting and tax support in both Japan and the U.S. during the investment period, and proposals and executions of sales for properties.

Providing Comprehensive Insurance Solutions

We have 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 claim in the event of an accident, mainly through Marubeni Safenet, an insurance agency in Japan, and the Marnix Group (Tokyo, Singapore, London), an insurance broker overseas.