SPARX Group

SPARX Group Co., Ltd.
Native name
スパークス・グループ株式会社
Company typePublic
IndustryInvestment Management
FoundedJuly 1, 1989; 35 years ago (1989-07-01)
Headquarters
Kōnan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Shuhei Abe (President and Group CEO)
RevenueIncrease¥14.71 billion (31 March 2022)
Increase¥6.57 billion (31 March 2022)
Increase¥4.07 billion (31 March 2022)
AUM¥1.5 trillion (31 March 2021)
Total assetsDecrease¥37.14 billion (31 March 2022)
Total equityIncrease¥24.32 billion (31 March 2022)
Number of employees
173 (31 March 2022)
Websitewww.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]

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 Asset Management Co., Ltd.
  • SPARX Green Energy & Technology Co., Ltd.
  • SPARX Asset Trust & Management Co., Ltd.
  • SPARX AI & Technologies Investment Co., Ltd.
  • SPARX Innovation for Future Co., Ltd.
  • SPARX Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd.
  • SPARX Asia Investment Advisors Limited

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]

References

  1. ^ "8739.JP | Sparx Group Co. Ltd. Company Profile & Executives - WSJ". www.wsj.com.
  2. ^ "Corporate profile". SPARX Group website. SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Business". SPARX Group website. SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "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.