Orix to buy 85% stake in Indonesian auto loan firm
Japan's Orix Corporation is reportedly to buy an 85% stake in Indonesia's Sinar Mitra Sepadan Finance (SNS), a local provider of lease financing and consumer financing services, with strong ties to car dealerships. Orix will spend c. JPY 8bn ($65.8m) on the deal, with completion due by October. Orix hope to tap into Indonesia's rapidly developing car market, which is being boosted by its expanding middle class using auto loans.
September 16, 2015

TOKYO, Japan - September 16, 2015 - ORIX Corporation ("ORIX") announced today that it will acquire an independent Indonesian auto loan company, PT. Sinar Mitra Sepadan Finance ("SMS.") By October 2015, ORIX plans to purchase 85% of SMS's outstanding shares, which is also the regulatory upper limit to what a non-Indonesian company can invest in an Indonesian company. ORIX has already obtained relevant approvals from the Indonesian regulatory authority.

ORIX made inroads in Indonesia in 1975 and began equipment and auto leasing businesses toward large companies and small to mid-size enterprises. ORIX will leverage the acquisition of SMS to expand its operations into the auto loan business in order to diversify financial services it offers in Indonesia.

SMS was founded as an independent auto loan company in 2000 under the management consisting primarily of former bankers, with customer base built on sole proprietors and individual customers. SMS manages dispersed loan portfolios of smaller loans and has a nation-wide network with 106 branches that primarily handle Japanese minivans and trucks which in general have a more stable price in the used car market. Going forward, ORIX will support further growth of SMS by leveraging its auto leasing expertise and distribution channels.

Indonesia has the fourth largest population in the world and its middle class has been growing in accordance with the country's economic growth. However, the automobile penetration rate in Indonesia is only at around 8% which is lower than neighboring South East Asian countries. Indonesian auto loan markets are expected to expand in the future as the penetration of automobiles further increases.

ORIX, since its entry into Hong Kong in 1971, has expanded its financial services businesses overseas. Today, ORIX has 544 offices, etc., in 35 countries and regions. In the coming years, by leveraging ORIX's knowhow cultivated in the past, ORIX will strive to further expand and diversify its businesses.



■ Overview of SMS

Company name

Address

President Director

Established in

Business contents

Total assets

Number of employees

Number of branches

Website ： PT. Sinar Mitra Sepadan Finance

： Wisma Millenia, JI.MT.Haryono Kav. 16, Jakarta 12810, Indonesia

： Rudyanto Somawihardja

： November, 2000

： Used car loans for sole proprietors and individual customers

： Approximately 40 billion yen

： Approximately 2,000

： 106 branches

： http://www.smsfinance.co.id

Contact Information:

ORIX Corporation

Corporate Planning Department

Tel: +81-3-3435-3121

About ORIX:

ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) is a financial services group that provides innovative products and services to its customers by constantly pursuing new businesses. Established in 1964, from its start in the leasing business, ORIX has advanced into neighboring fields and at present has expanded into the lending, investment, life insurance, banking, asset management, automobile-related, real estate and environment and energy-related businesses. Since its first overseas expansion into Hong Kong in 1971, ORIX has spread its business globally by establishing locations in a total of 36 countries and regions across the world. Moving forward, ORIX aims to contribute to society while continuing to capture new business opportunities. For more details, please visit our website: http://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/



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