SPARX Group

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SPARX Group Co., Ltd.
Native name
スパークス・グループ株式会社
Company type Public
Industry Investment Management
FoundedJuly 1, 1989;35 years ago (1989-07-01)
Headquarters,
Key people
Shuhei Abe (President and Group CEO)
RevenueIncrease2.svg ¥14.71 billion (31 March 2022)
Increase2.svg¥6.57 billion (31 March 2022)
Increase2.svg¥4.07 billion (31 March 2022)
AUM ¥1.5 trillion (31 March 2021)
Total assets Decrease2.svg¥37.14 billion (31 March 2022)
Total equity Increase2.svg¥24.32 billion (31 March 2022)
Number of employees
173 (31 March 2022)
Website www.sparxgroup.com
Footnotes /references
[1]

SPARX Group is a group of companies led by SPARX Group Co., Ltd as a holding company [2] and is active in the investment and real estate business. [3]

Contents

Background

SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd was established on 1 July 1989. [4]

On 2 December 2001, it listed on the JASDAQ. [4]

On 1 October 2006, SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd changed its name to SPARX Group Co., Ltd. [4]

Apart from the holding company, the group consists of: [5]

SPARX plans to create the Mirai Renewable Energy Fund with Toyota, which aims to invest in the construction of solar, wind, biomass and geothermal power plants. [6] [7]

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References

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  3. "Business". SPARX Group website. SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "CORPORATE HISTORY | SPARX Group". sparxgroup.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  5. "SUBSIDIARIES | SPARX Group". sparxgroup.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  6. Oshikiri, Tomoyoshi. "Toyota to chip in for $270m renewables fund". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. "SPARX Group to Establish "Mirai Renewable Energy Fund." Toyota Motor to Participate as Investor". Toyota Global Newsroom. Toyota Motor Corporation. Retrieved 12 October 2018.