- CEO
- Hideto Oomi
- Full Time Employees
- 2,476
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Banks - Regional
- Address
- 6-1-1, Kojimachi Tokyo Japan 102-8660
- IPO Date
- Sep 6, 2012
- Business
- Aozora Bank, Ltd. operates as a commercial bank providing specialized financial services primarily in Japan. The bank offers structured finance, sustainable finance, market risk hedging products, equity investments focused on engagement and venture debt, LBO financing, M&A advisory services, real estate finance including non-recourse loans and equity investments, environmental financing for renewable energy projects, business recovery finance through loan purchasing and DIP financing, international corporate loans in North America and Europe, deposits, savings accounts, investment trusts, debit cards, wealth management, and digital banking via the BANK app and GMO Aozora Net Bank; it also engages in securities investments, foreign exchange, ALM management, and asset securitization. Founded in April 1957 and headquartered at 6-1-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, the bank maintains 15 domestic branches, representative offices in New York, London, and Singapore, and focuses on corporate, retail, SME, financial institution, and international clients across Japan, the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Aozora Bank announced its new mid-term plan "Aozora 2027" in May 2025, targeting profit of 33 billion yen and ROE of approximately 7% by FY2027 through expansion of strategic investments business, growth of GMO Aozora Net Bank corporate accounts, and synergies from its capital and business alliance with Daiwa Securities Group; it plans joint private credit funds totaling 200 billion yen with Resona Bank to support M&A activity, and will merge wholly-owned subsidiaries Aozora Investment Management Co., Ltd. and Aozora Securities Co., Ltd. effective April 1, 2026 to strengthen investment trust sales and asset securitization.