Update : 02.04.2020

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. has formed a business tie-up with IP Bridge, the first and largest IP fund management company in Japan. Established in 2013 with the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, a public-private fund, IP Bridge offers services such as procurement, licensing and consulting business of intellectual property rights, with the fund size being 30 billion yen.

The Daiwa Securities Group has launched a medium-term management plan called Passion for the Best 2020 with the aim of creating new values by expanding and strengthening peripheral businesses while maintaining the securities business at the core. According to media reports, the business alliance will allow Daiwa Securities Group to introduce clients to IP Bridge, mutually provide joint investment opportunities for both companies, and promote IP-related businesses.