Himawari M&A Space

SHIFT Inc,

We aim for efficient and smart society by IT quality control and IT issue solutions.
Merger & Acqisition Capital Alliance/ Business Partnership
SHIFT Inc,

Company profile

Business content
Service/ Utilities/ Advertisement Employment Agency/ Consulting/ Think tank Service/ Utilities/ Advertisement Advertisement/ Publication IT/ Software/ Communication Software Development
Feature / Strength
We are a specialist of IT system/software testing and quality control. Our clients' business range from mission-critical enterprise IT systems (financial institutions, etc.) to e-commerce sites and smartphone apps/online game testing. We can address your issues with experts of every field, skilled in not only IT testing but also system planning, requirements definition, system design consulting, test automation, system vulnerability countermeasures, and actual operation.

The strengths of SHIFT
1. Human resources: Every test engineer of ours is qualified professional who passed the CAT Test, our original certification test with a 6% pass rate. We also have a large number of specialists with extensive familiarity and experiences in a various industries.
2. CAT: Our original, professionally-developed test management tool. It enables system developers, business managers and test engineers to share the exact progress of system testing and product quality in a timely manner. Our close supports facilitates a safe and sound system development environment.
3.Database and knowledge with more than 900,000 defect detections: With more than 720,000 defects detections from more than 4,000 projects per year, our database will provide our clients with an immense knowledge based on specialist' expertise.

We were listed on the Mothers market in 2014, and 1st section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2019. Currently we have more than 4,000 employees in our group and still growing.

Our M&A policy is so-called "centrifugal operation", that enables us to share sales force, recruitment services, management skills, technologies, platforms and other resources with you, and enables you to continue working with your local clients even after you join the SHIFT Group.
Sales
10 billion yen or more
Net assets
5 billion yen to 10 billion yen
Location
Tokyo

Prospective Partner

Industries
Service/ Utilities/ Advertisement Employment Agency/ Consulting/ Think tank Service/ Utilities/ Advertisement Advertisement/ Publication IT/ Software/ Communication Information Processing/ Communication IT/ Software/ Communication Software Development IT/ Software/ Communication Internet/ WEB/ Ecommerce Site Development IT/ Software/ Communication Application/ Game Development IT/ Software/ Communication Other
Structures
Transfer Of Stock (100%) Transfer Of Stock (Over 67%) Transfer Of Stock (Over 51%) Business Transfer Business Partnership
Sales
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Areas
All Areas
Message
We have conducted 6 M&A transactions in fiscal year ending Aug. 2020, and still eager to go on and raising funds for M&A.
・Our website: https://www.shiftinc.jp/
・Timely disclosure information:https://www.shiftinc.jp/ir/library/lib07/#

Specifically, we are looking for projects from SI/SES (including network) business, software development, production companies, marketing companies, and human resource businesses (IT personnel). Please feel free to contact us for a consultation.

(M&A between Sep. 2019-Aug. 2020)
▼Announcement: Acquisition of Bunsekiya Co. Ltd. as a SHIFT subsidiary
▼Announcement: Acquisition of Realglobe Automated Inc. as a SHIFT subsidiary
▼Announcement: Acquisition of Nadia Inc. and xbs Inc. as a SHIFT subsidiary
▼Announcement: Acquisition of SNC Co., Ltd. as a SHIFT subsidiary
▼Announcement: Acquisition of CLUTCH Corporation as a SHIFT subsidiary
▼Announcement: Acquisition of HOPES Corporation as a SHIFT subsidiary