Cross Sector

Business Group Overview

Business Fields

Lease and Commercial Aviation
Aerospace and Defence
Ship and Maritime
Industrial Plant and Heavy Machinery Trading
Rail
Logistics and Insurance
Media and Digital
CVC (Corporate Venture Capital)

Lease and Commercial Aviation

Our affiliate leasing company, Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing Company Limited (SMFL), is one of Japan’s largest leasing companies. We participate in aircraft, engine and helicopter leasing to airlines and operators through SMFL, and we also collaborate with SMFL to provide various kinds of financial solutions to our customers.

Aerospace and Defence

We trade defence and security-related products from European manufacturers to Japan, including the Japanese Self-Defence Forces and government organisations.

Ship and Maritime

We cover newbuilding and second-hand vessel sales and purchases, chartering and financing arrangement, and our group company owns and operates a variety of vessels. It is expanding into next-generation fuels and offshore wind.

Industrial Plant and Heavy Machinery Trading

We supply plant and machinery products, mainly from European manufacturers to Japanese industrial customers, and provide solutions, especially in carbon neutrality, by coordinating logistics/after-sales services.

Rail

We have been operating the Elizabeth line on behalf of Transport for London since May 2025. We are also expanding into the delivery of Transit-Oriented Developments.

Logistics and Insurance

We provide a just-in-time distribution service as SGL Europe in Czechia. Also, as London is the global insurance market hub, we can access the latest products, technology, and up-and-coming players in the insurance industry. Utilising this locational advantage, we are developing our insurance business.

Media and Digital

We create new value by incorporating digital and AI technologies into our current industry fields and providing cross-industry solutions to social issues.

CVC (Corporate Venture Capital)

As a part of the global CVC operation of Sumitomo Corporation, in our region both IN Venture and Presidio Ventures are working with exceptional entrepreneurs. We invest in early-stage start-ups, developing deep-tech and/or business models with a potential to disrupt whole industries.