Notice Regarding an Absorption-Type Company Split of a Subsidiary (Airitech Inc.) and Absorption-Type Mergers Among Consolidated Subsidiaries (Surviving Company: CIMTECH Inc.)
Notice Regarding an Absorption-Type Company Split of a Subsidiary (Airitech Inc.) and Absorption-Type Mergers Among Consolidated Subsidiaries (Surviving Company: CIMTECH Inc.)
SHIFT Inc. (“SHIFT,” headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Masaru Tange, CEO and Representative Director), which supports clients deliver software services and products that drive sales, announces that it has resolved at a Board of Directors meeting held today to conduct an organizational restructuring (hereinafter referred to as “the Organizational Restructuring”) as follows:
(1) To conduct an absorption-type company split, transferring all shares of Airitech Inc. (“Airitech,” headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Masanori Yamasaki, President and Representative Director) held by SHIFT to Stride Digital Group Inc. (“SDG,” headquartered in Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Shoji Hatakeyama, CEO and Representative Director ).
(2) To conduct an absorption-type merger of Airitech into CIMTECH Inc. (“CIMTECH,” headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Kohei Mizushima, Representative Director).
(3) To conduct an absorption-type merger of madere Inc. (“madere,” headquartered in Ichikawa-shi, Chiba, Japan; Kenichi Tsuchiya, Representative Director) into CIMTECH.
As the Organizational Restructuring constitutes a simplified absorption-type company split and simplified absorption-type mergers among the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries, certain disclosure items and details are omitted. In addition, certain information regarding items (2) and (3) is omitted due to their lack of financial materiality.
1.Purpose of the Organizational Restructuring
Airitech joined the SHIFT Group in April 2018 and has provided a broad range of solutions, including system performance verification and improvement, big data and AI utilization, and web application development. As announced in the “Notice Regarding an Absorption-Type Company Split of a Portion of the Business of Airitech Inc.” dated October 14, 2025, the SHIFT Group has been implementing an organizational restructuring to optimize its functions, under which SHIFT will succeed a portion of Airitech’s business (the Technology Consulting Business).
In order to further accelerate the growth of Airitech’s core DX consulting business, SHIFT has decided to consolidate Airitech and its subsidiary, Madere, under SDG, which has a strong business foundation, and then integrate them with CIMTECH, which has a high degree of business affinity. In connection with this integration, CIMTECH plans to change its corporate name to establish a new brand identity for the newly integrated organization. Through these initiatives, the SHIFT Group will maximize synergies and further drive business expansion in this domain.
Through the integration of CIMTECH, Airitech, and Madere, the SHIFT Group will strengthen the organization into a team of engineers with diverse technical capabilities, aiming for sustainable growth in revenue and profits by (i) expanding orders through enhanced value delivery to existing customers and (ii) winning new projects by meeting a broader range of customer needs. With respect to hiring, the SHIFT Group will fully leverage the recruitment know-how it has cultivated to enhance competitiveness in the talent market and further strengthen the acquisition of high-caliber personnel. In addition, by integrating management structures to further improve project quality and promoting the codification and standardization of accumulated knowledge, the SHIFT Group will work to establish a more efficient project management framework.
Through this series of initiatives, the SHIFT Group will generate multifaceted synergies and aim to further enhance corporate value.