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ITOCHU Corporation

Minato, Tokyo, Japan

ITOCHU Corporation is a leading Japanese sogo shosha (trading company) engaged in domestic and overseas trading of products including textile, machinery, metals/minerals, energy, chemicals, food, general products, and ICT and finance, and also makes business investments in Japan and overseas.

Focus Areas
Sogo shosha / trading and distribution of industrial and consumer goods, Energy, chemicals, and metals/minerals trading and related investments, Business investment / holding of strategic stakes

Tracked deals

6

6 tracked deals across 2020-2025.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

4 buyout · 2 growth capital

ITOCHU Corporation Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for ITOCHU Corporation. 1 2020 1 2021 2 2023 1 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • ITOCHU Takes 19.5% Minority Stake in Wood Partners
    December 1, 2025
    Buyer
    ITOCHU Corporation (via subsidiary)
    Target
    Wood Partners
    Industry
    Real Estate
    Location
    Georgia, United States
    Type
    Growth capital

    A subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation has made a meaningful minority investment (19.5% stake) in Wood Partners to provide additional capital and strategic relationships. Wood Partners’ management will retain majority ownership, Fayez Sarofim & Co. will remain a significant minority holder, and Wood’s strategy and operations will remain unchanged; terms were not disclosed.

  • ITOCHU Corporation Acquires UK Bicycle Servicing Company Fettle Bike Repair Ltd.
    January 17, 2024
    Buyer
    ITOCHU Corporation, Kwik-Fit (GB) Ltd, European Tyre Enterprise Limited
    Target
    Fettle Bike Repair Ltd.
    Industry
    Transportation
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    ITOCHU Corporation has acquired all shares of Fettle Bike Repair Ltd. (headquartered in London) through Kwik-Fit (GB) Ltd., a company controlled by ITOCHU's UK subsidiary European Tyre Enterprise Limited. The acquisition is intended to combine Fettle's bicycle-servicing expertise with Kwik-Fit's UK service network to expand after-sales and e-bike/e-cargo fleet servicing capabilities across the UK.

  • ITOCHU Metals Makes Minority Growth Investment in PNW Metal Recycling
    June 30, 2023
    Buyer
    ITOCHU Metals Corporation, ITOCHU Corporation
    Target
    PNW Metal Recycling, Inc.
    Industry
    Industrial Services
    Location
    Oregon, United States
    Type
    Growth capital

    PNW Metal Recycling, a Clackamas, Oregon-based ferrous and non‑ferrous metal recycler, received a minority growth investment from ITOCHU Metals Corporation (a subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation). The transaction closed on June 30, 2023, with GulfStar Group serving as exclusive financial advisor to PNW to support the company’s growth plan and strategic partnership with IMC.

  • Industrious Group (ITOCHU) Acquires American Hydro, Inc.
    May 1, 2023
    Buyer
    Industrious Group Inc., ITOCHU International Inc.
    Target
    American Hydro, Inc.
    Seller
    Wärtsilä Corporation
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    Pennsylvania, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Industrious Group, a subsidiary of ITOCHU International Inc., has acquired American Hydro, a North American hydropower turbine design, manufacture and services provider previously owned by Wärtsilä. The acquisition expands Industrious Group and ITOCHU's capabilities and footprint in the hydropower and renewable MRO services market across North America. G2 Capital Advisors served as exclusive buy-side advisor on the transaction, completed in May 2023.

  • ITOCHU (via ETEL) Acquires Murfitts Group Ltd
    December 20, 2021
    Buyer
    ITOCHU Corporation, EUROPEAN TYRE ENTERPRISE LIMITED (ETEL)
    Target
    Murfitts Group Ltd
    Industry
    Environmental Services
    Location
    Suffolk, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    ITOCHU Corporation, through its U.K. subsidiary EUROPEAN TYRE ENTERPRISE LIMITED (ETEL), has acquired Murfitts Group Ltd, a leading U.K. tyre recycling company based in Lakenheath. The deal brings Murfitts' tyre collection, rubber-crumb manufacturing and proprietary pyrolysis technology into ITOCHU/ETEL's tyre distribution and retail network to support sustainability and vertical integration across the tyre value chain.

  • BigRentz Acquires Equipment Management Group with $15M Private Investment Led by ITOCHU
    April 1, 2020
    Buyer
    BigRentz, ITOCHU Corporation, Private investors
    Target
    Equipment Management Group (EMG)
    Industry
    Industrial Services
    Location
    Georgia, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    BigRentz closed a $15 million private funding round led by ITOCHU Corporation and other private investors, which was used to acquire Atlanta-based Equipment Management Group (EMG) and complete a previously announced merger with Lizzy Lift. The acquisition expands BigRentz's site services capabilities—adding dumpsters, storage containers and portable toilets—to its national equipment rental network and will convert EMG's Atlanta office into a BigRentz regional office.

Related Acquisition Pages

Industrial Services Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by ITOCHU Corporation. Energy Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by ITOCHU Corporation. Environmental Services Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by ITOCHU Corporation. Real Estate Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by ITOCHU Corporation. Acquisitions in Georgia 2 tracked deals by ITOCHU Corporation. Acquisitions in Oregon 1 tracked deal by ITOCHU Corporation. Acquisitions in Pennsylvania 1 tracked deal by ITOCHU Corporation.

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