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BUSINESS PRODUCTS & SERVICES
itochu.co.jp

Investments

177

Portfolio Exits

32

Funds

1

Partners & Customers

10

Service Providers

1

About ITOCHU

ITOCHU (TYO: 8001) is a conglomerate. It focuses on domestic and overseas trading of textiles, machinery, metals, minerals, general products, and more. The company was founded in 1858 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Headquarters Location

5-1, Kita-Aoyama 2-chome Minato-ku

Tokyo, 107-8077,

Japan

+81 03-3497-2121

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Latest ITOCHU News

Protesters demand that Japan save 1000s of trees by revising a design plan for a popular Tokyo park

Sep 17, 2023

Protesters in Tokyo formed a human chain on Sunday to demand the government save thousands of trees by revising its plan to redevelop a popular downtown park.Demonstrators, many wearing green shirts and holding up signs saying, Save Jingu Gaien, demanded the Education Ministry take action even though the landowner is one of its agencies.Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike approved the plan in February, a move that would allow developers real estate company Mitsui Fudosan, Meiji Jingu shrine, Itochu Corp. PTI | Tokyo | Updated: 17-09-2023 18:46 IST | Created: 17-09-2023 18:46 IST Country: SHARE Protesters in Tokyo formed a human chain on Sunday to demand the government save thousands of trees by revising its plan to redevelop a popular downtown park. Demonstrators, many wearing green shirts and holding up signs saying, "Save Jingu Gaien,'' demanded the Education Ministry take action even though the landowner is one of its agencies. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike approved the plan in February, a move that would allow developers — real estate company Mitsui Fudosan, Meiji Jingu shrine, Itochu Corp. and the ministry-affiliate Japan Sports Council — to build a pair of 200-meter (650-foot) skyscrapers and an 80-meter (260-foot) tower. That would require cutting down nearly 3,000 trees at Jingu Gaien, one of Tokyo's most historic and beloved green areas. The plan would also raze and rebuild a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and change a rugby field to one with artificial grass. Also at stake are the well-known 150 gingko trees lining a century-old promenade built to commemorate Emperor Meiji, the great-grandfather of Emperor Naruhito. Critics and environmental activists say the gingko trees will be under threat from any construction right next to them. "I just had to come and do something to stop tree-cutting that could start this month," said Nahoko Shirakawa, holding a handmade sign. "I cannot just sit around and see the demise of 100-year-old gingko trees." Rochelle Kopp, a movement leader who operates a Tokyo management consulting company, said the ministry should protect the Gaien as a natural cultural heritage site. She said the ministry also should designate the area as a scenic site as a way of protecting it. Sunday's protest came after a United Nations-affiliated conservancy issued a "heritage alert" for Tokyo's Gaien area. A senior member of the International Council on Monuments and Sites, or ICOMOS, said Friday that the plan goes against a global fight against climate change and raised questions of transparency around the decision-making process. "ICOMOS regards this as an irreversible destruction of cultural heritage," Elizabeth Brabec, head of the organization's International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscape, told a news conference. "Beyond that,'' she added, the plan is ''an unacceptable loss of open space and mature heritage trees at a time when the world responds to climate change (and) recognizes the critical importance of maintaining urban open spaces and all parts of the urban forest." Brabec noted that some of the trees are 50-100 years old. She said the heritage they represent can never be replaced with the planting of new trees. "It is virtually unheard-of for a major city such as Tokyo to take some of its urban parkland, which is in very short supply, and convert it to development.'' Work to cut down the trees could begin later this month. Koike told reporters Friday that her government has urged the developers to revise the plan before they start cutting down the trees. She said the revision they promised in January has not been submitted. ICOMOS is asking Koike's Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the developers to respond to its alert by Oct. 10. Developers have argued that the Jingu baseball stadium and rugby venue cannot be renovated and must be razed. The organization also urges Meiji Jingu to withdraw from the redevelopment project, saying the Jingu Gaien was created by citizens who volunteered to provide labor to make the park. The protests led by civil groups have drawn mounting support not only from area residents but also from prominent people, including Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami and dozens of academics, writers and architects. "I just cannot tolerate the loss of the wonderfully designed baseball stadium," said a nursery teacher Ayako Kato, a fan of the Yakult Swallows, whose home turf is Jingu Stadium. "We need to save not only the stadium (but also) our culture that comes with watching the baseball here." (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) READ MORE ON:

ITOCHU Investments

177 Investments

ITOCHU has made 177 investments. Their latest investment was in Nalnet Communications as part of their Corporate Minority on August 8, 2023.

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ITOCHU Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

8/31/2023

Corporate Minority

Nalnet Communications

Yes

2

7/28/2023

Series C

Clean Energy Connect

$22.79M

No

2

6/15/2023

Seed VC

Eze

$3.7M

Yes

8

5/24/2023

Series D

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$99M

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10

4/19/2023

Corporate Minority

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$99M

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10

Date

8/31/2023

7/28/2023

6/15/2023

5/24/2023

4/19/2023

Round

Corporate Minority

Series C

Seed VC

Series D

Corporate Minority

Company

Nalnet Communications

Clean Energy Connect

Eze

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Amount

$22.79M

$3.7M

$99M

$99M

New?

Yes

No

Yes

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Co-Investors

Sources

2

2

8

10

10

ITOCHU Portfolio Exits

32 Portfolio Exits

ITOCHU has 32 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Zapata AI on September 06, 2023.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

9/6/2023

Acq - Pending

$99M

2

6/16/2023

Acq - Pending

$99M

1

4/21/2023

IPO

$99M

Public

3

4/4/2023

Corporate Majority

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$99M

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10

12/29/2022

Acquired

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$99M

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10

Date

9/6/2023

6/16/2023

4/21/2023

4/4/2023

12/29/2022

Exit

Acq - Pending

Acq - Pending

IPO

Corporate Majority

Acquired

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

Public

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Sources

2

1

3

10

10

ITOCHU Acquisitions

15 Acquisitions

ITOCHU acquired 15 companies. Their latest acquisition was Pacific Woodtech on June 22, 2022.

Date

Investment Stage

Companies

Valuation
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Total Funding

Note

Sources

6/22/2022

$99M

Corporate Majority - II

1

4/5/2022

$99M

Corporate Majority

2

11/16/2020

$99M

Corporate Majority

1

8/25/2020

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10

12/23/2019

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$99M

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10

Date

6/22/2022

4/5/2022

11/16/2020

8/25/2020

12/23/2019

Investment Stage

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Total Funding

Note

Corporate Majority - II

Corporate Majority

Corporate Majority

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Sources

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2

1

10

10

ITOCHU Fund History

1 Fund History

ITOCHU has 1 fund, including Overland Capital Partners.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

7/24/2023

Overland Capital Partners

3

Closing Date

7/24/2023

Fund

Overland Capital Partners

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

3

ITOCHU Partners & Customers

10 Partners and customers

ITOCHU has 10 strategic partners and customers. ITOCHU recently partnered with Hyphen on August 8, 2023.

Date

Type

Business Partner

Country

News Snippet

Sources

8/8/2023

Partner

India

Hyphen Hydrogen Energy Announces MoU With ITOCHU Corporation, a Major Trading Company in Japan

Namibia -- Hyphen has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ITOCHU Corporation to explore areas for potential collaboration between them to drive forward sub-Saharan Africa 's largest , and only , fully vertically-integrated green hydrogen project .

2

7/28/2023

Vendor

Kenya

ITOCHU : Announces Agreement with KOKO Networks, a Climate Technology Company Operating in Kenya, to Support the Generation of High Quality Carbon Credits

KOKO Networks Limited was selected as a `` Lighthouse '' project by the African Carbon Markets Initiative , recognizing the high integrity nature of their business .

1

6/27/2023

Vendor

Australia

BCI Minerals enters offtake for salt from Mardie potash project

BCI Minerals looks forward to supplying Itochu Corporation with high-purity Mardie salt and welcoming Itochu Corporation as a preferred trading partner for Japan , Korea and Taiwan , '' said David Boshoff , BCI Minerals managing director .

1

6/1/2023

Partner

United Arab Emirates

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10

2/16/2023

Partner

Japan

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10

Date

8/8/2023

7/28/2023

6/27/2023

6/1/2023

2/16/2023

Type

Partner

Vendor

Vendor

Partner

Partner

Business Partner

Country

India

Kenya

Australia

United Arab Emirates

Japan

News Snippet

Hyphen Hydrogen Energy Announces MoU With ITOCHU Corporation, a Major Trading Company in Japan

Namibia -- Hyphen has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ITOCHU Corporation to explore areas for potential collaboration between them to drive forward sub-Saharan Africa 's largest , and only , fully vertically-integrated green hydrogen project .

ITOCHU : Announces Agreement with KOKO Networks, a Climate Technology Company Operating in Kenya, to Support the Generation of High Quality Carbon Credits

KOKO Networks Limited was selected as a `` Lighthouse '' project by the African Carbon Markets Initiative , recognizing the high integrity nature of their business .

BCI Minerals enters offtake for salt from Mardie potash project

BCI Minerals looks forward to supplying Itochu Corporation with high-purity Mardie salt and welcoming Itochu Corporation as a preferred trading partner for Japan , Korea and Taiwan , '' said David Boshoff , BCI Minerals managing director .

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ITOCHU Service Providers

1 Service Provider

ITOCHU has 1 service provider relationship

Service Provider

Associated Rounds

Provider Type

Service Type

Unattributed VC

Investment Bank

Financial Advisor

Service Provider

Associated Rounds

Unattributed VC

Provider Type

Investment Bank

Service Type

Financial Advisor

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ITOCHU Team

9 Team Members

ITOCHU has 9 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, President, Masahiro Okafuji.

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Masahiro Okafuji

Chief Executive Officer, President

Current

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Masahiro Okafuji

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