{"id":4883,"date":"2025-06-17T18:37:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hibiki-path-advisors.com\/?p=4883"},"modified":"2025-06-17T18:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:48:49","slug":"post-4883","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hibiki-path-advisors.com\/en\/engagement\/post-4883\/","title":{"rendered":"17\/Jun\/2025 \u2013 Announcement Regarding Capital and Business Alliance between IG Port, Inc. and Sanrio Company, Ltd."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today, IG Port, Inc. (\u201cIG Port\u201d), a core portfolio company of Hibiki Path Advisors (\u201cwe,\u201d or \u201cHibiki\u201d), announced the signing of a capital and business alliance agreement (the \u201cAlliance\u201d) with Sanrio Company, Ltd. (\u201cSanrio\u201d).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For details, please refer to Sanrio\u2019s official release:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssl4.eir-parts.net\/doc\/8136\/ir_material22\/253378\/00.pdf\">Notice Regarding Capital and Business Alliance With IG Port, Inc.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We Hibiki, fully support the Alliance with Sanrio. According to the release, the business collaboration encompasses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2460Develop animated content based on Sanrio character IP and support the growth of creators through that process<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2461Jointly create business opportunities that leverage characters from works produced by the IG Port Group<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2462Jointly create, develop, acquire, and nurture new IP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We believe these initiatives concisely reflect Sanrio\u2019s high regard for IG Port\u2019s animation production capabilities\u2014including those of its group companies\u2014as well as the manga IP creation strength of its publishing subsidiary, MAG Garden Corporation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Above all, for IG Port\u2014an enterprise striving to grow its licensing business\u2014to enter into the alliance with Sanrio, one of the most iconic leaders in the global IP industry, marks a truly transformative step forward. We think of the Alliance as major news for IG Port\u2019s shareholders and an exciting beginning for the company\u2019s next chapter in global IP development and expansion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hibiki\u2019s Chief Investment Officer and Representative Director, Yuya Shimizu, commented:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em>\u201cThe announcement of this capital alliance with Sanrio was truly astonishing, but I see it as an outstanding strategic move for IG Port. As both a shareholder and a long-time fan, I am deeply impressed by this decision by CEO Ishikawa-san. The exceptional animation capabilities of Production I.G and WIT STUDIO, combined with MAG Garden\u2019s rich portfolio of IPs, are now poised to reach the global stage through this synergistic collaboration with Sanrio. I fully support this bold and visionary step.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>At Hibiki, we are proud to stand alongside ambitious companies and visionary leaders like IG Port\u2014those who never cease to challenge convention and push the boundaries of imagination. As an institutional investor, we remain fully committed to supporting them with both conviction and enthusiasm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Drafted by: M. Matsumoto)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>This post does not constitute a solicitation to subscribe for, or a recommendation to buy or sell, any specific securities, nor does it constitute investment, legal, tax, accounting, or other advice.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u672c\u65e5\u3001\u3072\u3073\u304d\u30fb\u30d1\u30fc\u30b9\u30fb\u30a2\u30c9\u30d0\u30a4\u30b6\u30fc\u30ba(\u300c\u5f0a\u793e\u300d\u53ca\u3073\u300c\u3072\u3073\u304d\u300d)\u306e\u4e3b\u8981\u6295\u8cc7\u5148\u3067\u3042\u308b\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793eIG\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8(\u300cIG\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8\u300d)\u3068\u3001\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u30b5\u30f3\u30ea\u30aa(\u300c\u30b5\u30f3\u30ea\u30aa\u300d)\u306e\u8cc7\u672c\u696d\u52d9\u63d0\u643a\u5951\u7d04\u306e\u7de0\u7d50(\u300c\u672c\u63d0\u643a\u300d)\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u767a\u8868\u304c\u884c\u308f\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 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(\u201cIG Port\u201d), a core portfolio company of Hibiki Path Advisors (\u201cwe,\u201d or \u201cHibiki\u201d), announced the signing of a capital and business alliance agreement (the \u201cAlliance\u201d) with Sanrio Company, Ltd. (\u201cSanrio\u201d). For details, please refer to Sanrio\u2019s official release: Notice Regarding Capital and Business Alliance With IG Port, Inc. We Hibiki, fully support the Alliance with Sanrio. According to the release, the business collaboration encompasses: \u2460Develop animated content based on Sanrio character IP and support the growth of creators through that process \u2461Jointly create business opportunities that leverage characters from works produced by the IG Port Group \u2462Jointly create, develop, acquire, and nurture new IP We believe these initiatives concisely reflect Sanrio\u2019s high regard for IG Port\u2019s animation production capabilities\u2014including those of its group companies\u2014as well as the manga IP creation strength of its publishing subsidiary, MAG Garden Corporation. Above all, for IG Port\u2014an enterprise striving to grow its licensing business\u2014to enter into the alliance with Sanrio, one of the most iconic leaders in the global IP industry, marks a truly transformative step forward. We think of the Alliance as major news for IG Port\u2019s shareholders and an exciting beginning for the company\u2019s next chapter in global IP development and expansion. Hibiki\u2019s Chief Investment Officer and Representative Director, Yuya Shimizu, commented: \u201cThe announcement of this capital alliance with Sanrio was truly astonishing, but I see it as an outstanding strategic move for IG Port. As both a shareholder and a long-time fan, I am deeply impressed by this decision by CEO Ishikawa-san. The exceptional animation capabilities of Production I.G and WIT STUDIO, combined with MAG Garden\u2019s rich portfolio of IPs, are now poised to reach the global stage through this synergistic collaboration with Sanrio. I fully support this bold and visionary step.\u201d At Hibiki, we are proud to stand alongside ambitious&hellip;","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":532,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,78,39],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4883","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-66","8":"category-78","9":"category-engagement"},"views":5605,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hibiki-path-advisors.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hibiki-path-advisors.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hibiki-path-advisors.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hibiki-path-advisors.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hibiki-path-advisors.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4883"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hibiki-path-advisors.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4890,"href":"https:\/\/www.hibiki-path-advisors.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4883\/revisions\/4890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hibiki-path-advisors.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hibiki-path-advisors.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hibiki-path-advisors.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hibiki-path-advisors.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}