JIC Capital, Ltd.

The company specializes in equity investments and related consulting services, focusing on business portfolio transformation, industry restructuring, and growth capital for companies with advanced technologies. Its investment mandate emphasizes creating a positive cycle of domestic investment and innovation, solving structural industry challenges, and supporting the development of next-generation social infrastructure, including digital transformation (DX) initiatives aligned with Society 5.0 goals.

JIC Capital manages multiple large-scale private equity funds with total commitments exceeding 1.9 trillion yen, including JIC PEF1, PEFJ1, PEF2, and PEFJ2. It targets investments in sectors such as semiconductors, chemicals and materials, manufacturing, mobility, and healthcare. The firm provides hands-on support for value enhancement in portfolio companies and has been involved in significant transactions, including the take-private of JSR Corporation and subsequent plans for its sale to Mitsui Chemicals as part of semiconductor materials sector consolidation.

Operating primarily in Japan with a focus on domestic industrial strengthening, JIC Capital leverages its position within the JIC Group to facilitate large, long-term investments that may not attract sufficient private sector capital. It maintains strict investment disciplines incorporating ESG considerations and draws on expertise from predecessor entities like the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ).