Avex, a publicly owned company headquartered in Japan, was founded in 1988 and employs approximately 1460 individuals. The company operates as a Japanese entertainment conglomerate, carrying out talent management, live music performances, animation projects, and filmmaking.
Avex Music Group announced a global music publishing administration partnership with Bruno Mars on March 17, 2026, with CEO Katsumi Kuroiwa highlighting Mars' cultural impact as a songwriter. Previously, on March 4, Avex Inc. stated it would absorb its wholly owned subsidiary, Avex Healthcare Empower LLC, in a short-form merger effective April 1, 2026, dissolving the unit without issuing new shares or paying consideration as part of a streamlining move. Earlier, on February 11, the company released its consolidated financial summary for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, under Japanese accounting standards. On December 25, 2025, Avex Inc. more than doubled its full-year profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026, now expecting a net income of ¥2.8 billion ($17.8 million) from an earlier ¥1.2 billion ($7.6 million) projection. This revision followed an agreement to sell its stake in a Southeast Asian joint venture to partner Sanrio Co. Earlier the same day, Sanrio Co. Ltd. and Avex Inc. reached a basic agreement for a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the global development of IP utilization.
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