
Investments
3Portfolio Exits
2Partners & Customers
4About Iwatani
Iwatani (TYO: 8088) focuses on the energy sector, with activities encompassing LPG, portable gas stoves, industrial gases such as hydrogen, and other segments. The company operates other businesses, including machinery, welding, electronic equipment, materials, and food.
Latest Iwatani News
Dec 1, 2023
Japan's Iwatani Corp to buy 19.9% stake in Cosmo Energy from Murakami funds December 01, 2023 at 01:46 am EST Share TOKYO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Japanese gas company IwataniCorp on Friday said it will raise its stake in CosmoEnergy Holdings to 19.93% by buying shares from fundsrelated to prominent activist shareholder Yoshiaki Murakami for105.3 billion yen ($710.8 million). Murakami's funds have raised their stake in Cosmo Energy tonearly 25% and have pursued a hostile takeover of thethird-biggest Japanese oil refiner, ahead of a shareholder voteon Dec. 14.
Iwatani Investments
3 Investments
Iwatani has made 3 investments. Their latest investment was in Regional Fish as part of their Series B on September 9, 2022.

Iwatani Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/5/2022 | Series B | Regional Fish | $14.27M | Yes | 2 | |
7/7/2020 | Corporate Minority - II | |||||
1/23/2018 | Corporate Minority - III |
Date | 9/5/2022 | 7/7/2020 | 1/23/2018 |
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Round | Series B | Corporate Minority - II | Corporate Minority - III |
Company | Regional Fish | ||
Amount | $14.27M | ||
New? | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||
Sources | 2 |
Iwatani Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
Iwatani has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Cyfuse on December 01, 2022.
Iwatani Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Iwatani acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Advanced Specialty Gases on November 06, 2019.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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11/6/2019 | Acquired | 1 |
Date | 11/6/2019 |
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Investment Stage | |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | |
Note | Acquired |
Sources | 1 |
Iwatani Partners & Customers
4 Partners and customers
Iwatani has 4 strategic partners and customers. Iwatani recently partnered with Chevron on February 2, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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2/24/2022 | Partner | United States | Chevron, Iwatani to build 30 hydrogen fueling stations in California Chevron said it will partner with Japanese industrial gas company Iwatani to develop and build 30 hydrogen fueling sites in California by 2026 , part of an effort cut carbon emissions in the transportation sector . | 2 | |
11/12/2020 | Partner | ||||
6/30/2020 | Partner | ||||
11/19/2019 | Partner |
Date | 2/24/2022 | 11/12/2020 | 6/30/2020 | 11/19/2019 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | ||||
Country | United States | |||
News Snippet | Chevron, Iwatani to build 30 hydrogen fueling stations in California Chevron said it will partner with Japanese industrial gas company Iwatani to develop and build 30 hydrogen fueling sites in California by 2026 , part of an effort cut carbon emissions in the transportation sector . | |||
Sources | 2 |
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