DBJ Established “Fund for Japanese Industrial Competitiveness”

Development Bank of Japan Inc. (“DBJ”) has established “Fund for Japanese Industrial Competitiveness” to enhance Japan’s competitiveness through the supply of risk money to the nation’s industries.

DBJ’s supply of risk money through the fund will encourage firms to turn their latent capabilities into new businesses by extending business frontiers and promoting strategic alliances with other firms. DBJ’s support for such activity will foster firms’ corporate growth.

The fund is projected to reach a size of 150 billion yen by the end of March, and DBJ will consider doubling that figure, depending on performance, after the start of the next fiscal year.

DBJ will provide mezzanine loans, preferred shares and other forms of risk money through the fund to firms taking initiatives to promote innovation or enhance corporate value. Eligible projects are described in the examples below.


 1.Projects expected to create new value and lead to future growth by making effective use of technologies or enterprises lying unexploited within the company or value chain.
 2.Projects expected to expand the firm’s commercial horizons and promote future growth by creating alliances within the value chain, tie-ups with businesses in different fields, and other forms of strategic alliance.
 3.Projects expected to lead to future growth through initiatives in new business fields opened up by deregulation.

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