MA Platform, Inc.
Tokyo investment company wholly funded personally by Akira Mori (Mori Trust Group), est. 2011; resort development in Hokkaido and investments in Japan and abroad.
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Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- Tokyo, Japan
- FOUNDED
- 2011
Investment approach
- SECTORS
- Real Estate & PropTech
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsReal estate
Overview
MA Platform, Inc. (Toranomon, Tokyo) was established in June 2011 and states that it is an investment-led company funded entirely by its chairman Akira Mori personally, with capital and capital reserve of JPY 16 billion. Its business lines are resort development and investment; its main project is an international resort village on about 1,000 hectares of forest it acquired in northern Tomakomai, Hokkaido. It says it considers domestic and overseas deals, including outside real estate, taking larger stakes and management roles where it has experience and using instruments such as convertible bonds elsewhere. Mori's background is in the Mori Trust Group, a Tokyo real estate and hotel developer.
Investment thesis
Invests where it expects sure growth backed by social need and significance, sharing know-how of strong companies across national markets; set up so the chairman can take risks quickly on his own judgement.
People
Frequently asked questions
MA Platform, Inc. is a single family office based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2011.
MA Platform, Inc. invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments and real estate.
MA Platform, Inc. invests in Real Estate & PropTech.
Key people at MA Platform, Inc. include Akira Mori (Representative Director and Chairman) and Toshio Komatsu (Representative Director and President).