Aozora Bank is a leader among Japanese financial institutions in terms of the specialist solutions we provide for new business start-ups, business expansion through the acquisition of stock, restructuring of funding for companies aiming to go public or private, and the many areas of corporate revitalization. With specialist knowledge in overseas assets and real estate, for example, we can be relied upon to provide the best possible support for our clients.

We provide a variety of services aimed at business regeneration for clients who need to deal with changes in their management environment. In addition to offering consultation in the drawing up of business regeneration plans and helping to locate business sponsors, we also provide indispensable short-term loans, such as DIP Finance, to clients en-route to corporate regeneration, and medium to long-term loans to those clients who will move towards regeneration.

The Bank has been active in the non-recourse financing field - also referred to as real-estate securitization - from an early stage. Under this method of financing, unlike traditional lending to corporate clients, the lender relies on cash flows generated by the subject assets - real estate.

The Bank supports clients in the buyout area through the provision of merger and acquisition (M&A) advisory services and the use of buyout funds. Value-added support and tailored lending solutions are provided to start-up ventures.

Aozora Bank has developed an analytical assessment method that is specifically designed for the management of medical institutions. This has been achieved through the first benchmark survey covering major hospitals throughout Japan. Hospitals are boosting their financial results through our financing.

The Bank provides finance for the construction and purchase of bulk carriers, chemical tankers and other ocean-going vessels, which, in recent years, have increasingly been chartered by non-Japanese shipping lines. Our ship finance group has built up considerable know-how in effectively meeting ship-financing needs.

As a leading player, in the field leveraged finance, Aozora Bank harnesses its analytical skills, gained through rich experience and a proven track record in management buyout(MBOs) mergers and acquisitions (M&A), to provide structuring know-how and a wide range of financial products in order to best meet the needs of our customers.