Tokyo Century Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Koichi Fujiwara; hereafter "the Company") has entered into a share transfer agreement to acquire all shares of AQA (hereafter "AQA") through a special purpose vehicle established by the Company. The acquisition is scheduled for July 2, 2026. This marks the Company's first solo direct investment.
1. Background and Purpose of Acquisition
AQA is a leader in the construction management (CM) industry, renowned for its unique database built on extensive estimation records and "superior cost control" powered by data science. As the construction industry faces serious challenges including soaring costs and labor shortages, demand for CM services with professional expertise is rapidly increasing. The Company highly evaluates AQA's neutral and advanced management capabilities, and has determined that integrating this with our extensive customer network and business resources will support AQA's further growth.
2. Future Growth Strategy
While maintaining AQA's independence and professionalism, the Company will utilize our management resources to the fullest to promote the following measures for AQA's sustainable growth:
・Strengthening human capital: Expanding recruitment and training structures to solidify their foundation as a group of highly specialized engineers. ・Productivity improvement via DX: Supporting the advancement of AQA's proprietary cost database to achieve both operational efficiency and higher value-added service delivery. ・Expanding business scope: Accelerating the expansion of business domains by utilizing our broad customer network and insights, aiming for long-term maximization of enterprise value through increased scale.
Under the corporate purpose of "Building a future for a blue Earth," the Company aims to realize a sustainable society as an "eternal venture company" that leads to the solution of global social issues. This acquisition is an important initiative embodying the "expansion of direct investment" aimed at "transforming our business portfolio" as set forth in the Medium-Term Management Plan 2030. We will strongly support AQA's vision of "contributing to the establishment of CM status and the development of the construction industry," aiming to realize a circular economic society through resource optimization driven by highly specialized management.
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- Source: PR TIMES
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